In a joint operation, the National Security Intelligence Agency (NSI) and Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) recovered Saudi Riyals and UAE Dirhams price Tk2.44 crore at Shah Amanat Global Airport in Chattogram.
The foreign currencies were prove in possession of Md Zakir Hossain, a passenger en path to Dubai this morning (19 September).
Hossain, a resident of Ramganj village in Lakshmipur district, is a frequent traveler to the Heart East and is suspected of being serious about smuggling, primarily primarily primarily based on the NSI.
A senior NSI officer stationed at the Chattogram airport actually helpful TBS that, 770,000 Saudi Riyals and 46,000 UAE Dirhams were seized from Zakir Hossain, an identical to approximately $2,05,714. The entire impress of the foreign currencies in Bangladeshi Taka is estimated at Tk2,44,80,000.
The NSI printed that the passenger arrived at Chattogram Airport at 7:30am from Dhaka Airport on US Bangla Airlines’ global flight BS-343 (Dhaka-Chattogram-Dubai). Acting on a tip-off, NSI officials boarded the plane and apprehended him along with the foreign currencies.
The passenger will likely be handed over to Patenga Model police build, and a case will likely be filed under the Money Laundering Act by customs detectives.
