Customs intelligence detained two passengers with gold, worth Tk 2crore, from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Saturday morning.
The detainees are: Md Shafikul Islam, son of Shirajul Islam of Patia of Chattogram, and Md Morshed, son of Md Soliman of Hathazari of the district.
Group Captain Taslim Ahmed, director of the airport, said a flight from Sharjah landed at the airport at 6.30am. During the regular checking, customs intelligence and NSI team found gold, weighing 1.11kg, concealed into a blending machine in Shafikul’s luggage.
He said the market price of the seized gold is worth of Tk 1 crore.
The team also found 1.20kg of gold from a Covex High Pressure Washer Machine belonged to Morshed. The market price of the seized gold is Tk1.20crore, he added. Later, customs officials search the bodies of the two detainees and found two gold bangles, four rings made of 22 karat gold, the official said.
