Police have seized over two kilograms of gold worth around Tk 10 million from a Saudi-returned Bangladeshi at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in capital Dhaka.
The seizure was made from Delwar Hossain around 4:15pm on Friday, said Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Alamgir Hossain.
Delwar, who came on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, was found to be moving suspiciously, prompting the police to frisk him, he said.
The law enforcers seized 16 gold bars, a few chains and rings hidden in the socks and underwear he was wearing and the money bag he had on him, the police official said.
Legal actions are being initiated against him.
On Nov 12, 320 gold bars weighing 37 kilograms valued at Tk 150 million were seized from a Qatar Airways flight at the Shahjalal airport.
Several such hauls had also been made in both Dhaka and Chittagong airports in recent months.
On Nov 2, a total of 41 gold bars were seized from the two airports within a span of two hours.
Then again, on Oct 29-30, 164 bars weighing 20 kilograms were seiz
Nearly 30 kilograms of gold was found in the toilet of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight that landed from Dubai on Oct 22.
On Oct 1, 14 gold bars were seized from a Doha flight that landed at Chittagong’s Shah Amanat Airport.
In Aug, 156 gold bars weighing 18 kilograms were seized from a sports bag at Shahjalal airport.
Customs officials on Aug 20 seized 7.5 kg of gold from an Indian citizen when he was about to board a Kolkata-bound flight after coming from Hong Kong.
On July 24, 124 gold bars were recovered at the same airport from a flight coming in from Nepal.
Some 146 gold bars were seized from a passenger in Chittagong airport in mid July.
On July 6, gold bars weighing 25 kg were seized at the Dhaka airport from a flight that had arrived from Kuwait.
Rising gold price in Bangladesh has led to smuggling attempts from other countries, particularly from the Middle Eastern countries.
bdnews24.com India Correspondent adds:
The story is no different in neighbouring India, including the states bordering Bangladesh.
Fifty-eight kilograms of gold was seized from a SUV at Behrampore in West Bengal's Murshidabad district when it was heading for Kolkata on Sunday.
The seized 504 gold biscuits were valued by Indian revenue intelligence at Rs 190 million.
Two persons in the SUV were arrested and identified as Jagdeep Kumar, a resident of Rajasthan, and Dipak Sarkar from Raiganj in North Dinajpur.
India is trying to curb official import of gold to prevent outgo of foreign exchange in a desperate bid to stabilise the Indian currency.
Market analysts say some of the gold into India is coming through Bangladesh.
Delwar, who came on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, was found to be moving suspiciously, prompting the police to frisk him, he said.
The law enforcers seized 16 gold bars, a few chains and rings hidden in the socks and underwear he was wearing and the money bag he had on him, the police official said.
Legal actions are being initiated against him.
On Nov 12, 320 gold bars weighing 37 kilograms valued at Tk 150 million were seized from a Qatar Airways flight at the Shahjalal airport.
Several such hauls had also been made in both Dhaka and Chittagong airports in recent months.
On Nov 2, a total of 41 gold bars were seized from the two airports within a span of two hours.
Then again, on Oct 29-30, 164 bars weighing 20 kilograms were seiz
Nearly 30 kilograms of gold was found in the toilet of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight that landed from Dubai on Oct 22.
On Oct 1, 14 gold bars were seized from a Doha flight that landed at Chittagong’s Shah Amanat Airport.
In Aug, 156 gold bars weighing 18 kilograms were seized from a sports bag at Shahjalal airport.
Customs officials on Aug 20 seized 7.5 kg of gold from an Indian citizen when he was about to board a Kolkata-bound flight after coming from Hong Kong.
On July 24, 124 gold bars were recovered at the same airport from a flight coming in from Nepal.
Some 146 gold bars were seized from a passenger in Chittagong airport in mid July.
On July 6, gold bars weighing 25 kg were seized at the Dhaka airport from a flight that had arrived from Kuwait.
Rising gold price in Bangladesh has led to smuggling attempts from other countries, particularly from the Middle Eastern countries.
bdnews24.com India Correspondent adds:
The story is no different in neighbouring India, including the states bordering Bangladesh.
Fifty-eight kilograms of gold was seized from a SUV at Behrampore in West Bengal's Murshidabad district when it was heading for Kolkata on Sunday.
The seized 504 gold biscuits were valued by Indian revenue intelligence at Rs 190 million.
Two persons in the SUV were arrested and identified as Jagdeep Kumar, a resident of Rajasthan, and Dipak Sarkar from Raiganj in North Dinajpur.
India is trying to curb official import of gold to prevent outgo of foreign exchange in a desperate bid to stabilise the Indian currency.
Market analysts say some of the gold into India is coming through Bangladesh.
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