Authorities at the Chattogram Shah Amanat Worldwide Airport comprise seized 733 grams of gold ornaments rate around Tk68 lakh from two passengers, along side actress Anamika Juthi, who arrived on a flight from Dubai.
The gold turn into recovered by the Nationwide Security Intelligence (NSI) and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Division after boarding Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-148 at 9:50am on Saturday (7 December).
The Bangladesh Jewellers Affiliation (Bajus) estimated the cost of the seized gold at Tk68,96,462.
Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, public relations officer of Chattogram airport said the gold ornaments — comprising bangles, chains, and white gold chains — were found with passengers Anamika Juthi, a resident of Mirpur, and Mohammad Raihan Iqbal of Raujan, Chattogram.
Juthi had gold bangles taped to her fingers, and they’d the chains around their necks. Extra ornaments were present in their handbags, Khalil added.
The passengers had flown into Chattogram on flight BG-148, which operates on the Dubai-Chattogram-Dhaka route. Since their final destination turn into Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal Worldwide Airport, aviation guidelines required they be despatched onward to Dhaka on the identical flight.
Upon arrival in Dhaka, they were handed over to authorities by NSI and customs officers for additional investigation.
Airport sources printed that both passengers are frequent vacationers to the Heart East.
