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GOLD-SEIZURE
16 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport
DHAKA, Dec 13, 2019 (BSS) – Customs officials seized 16 gold bars and 17
bangles weighing 4 kg and arrested two persons at Hazrat Shahjalal
International Airport in the capital last night.
Acting on a tip off, a preventive team of Dhaka Customs House conducted
separate drives in the green channel of the airport and seized 16 gold bars
and 17 bangles made by gold worth Taka 2 crore from two passengers, who came
from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, said Sazzad Hossain, assistant commissioner of
Dhaka Customs House.
The arrestees were Syed Ahmed Mallik, 42, and Md Yusuf, 50.
After interrogation, the arrestees were handed over to Airport Police
Station, Sazzad said.
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