BSS
  13 Dec 2022, 14:29

12 kilograms of gold recovered in Dhaka Airport

DHAKA, Dec 13, 2022 (BSS) - Customs Intelligence officials have recovered 12

kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on
Monday night.

Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department Sanjida
Khandkar said in a press briefing last night that, on a tip off, the Customs
Department conducted a special search inside a Bangladesh Biman Airplane
around 8 pm, which arrived Dhaka from Singapore.

During the operation, 12 bundles of gold were found hidden in a special way
under two seats. The market value of the gold is around Taka 8.4 crore.

The seized good was deposited in customs warehouse in Dhaka Customs House,
she added.