DHAKA, Feb 13, 2020 (BSS) – Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained
an aircraft cleaner with 32 gold bars weighing 3.712 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport in Dhaka this morning.
The detainee was identified as Jonathan Mukti Barikdar, 34.
Additional Superintendent of Police (operations and media) of Airport Armed
Police Md Alamgir Hossain Shimul said, “Jonathan was detained with 32 gold
bars hidden in his shoes.”
“The Emirates flight EK582 arrived in Dhaka from Dubai at 7:55am today.
Then, Jonathan entered the plane after the passengers came down from the
aircraft. When he came out of the plane, members of the Airport Armed Police
searched him and found the gold bars,” he added.
Jonathan said his colleague Mamun gave him the gold bars in the aircraft.
Later, he went to the toilet in the plane and kept those in his shoes.
He was supposed to hand over the bars to his in-charge Atique in exchange
of Tk20,000.
After interrogation, the arrestee was handed over to Airport police
station, Alamgir said.
The estimated cost of the seized gold is Taka 1.85 crore.