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Court places gold smuggler on 2-day remand
DHAKA, Sept 14, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today placed Motaleb Hossain,
who was held yesterday at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with six
gold bars, on two-day remand.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim Uddin passed the order as
police produced Motaleb before court and pleaded to place him on 10-day
remand.
Motaleb, landed here from Muscat, Oman, on US-Bangla Airlines flight: BS
322, and was crossing Green Channel Area of the airport at around 11 am on
Friday.
Being tipped off; customs preventive team members challenged him and
found six gold bars weighing 698 grams hidden inside soles of his sandals.
The case was filed with Airport Police Station under customs act.
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