A passenger travelling to Dubai has been detained on the Shah Amanat World Airport in Chattogram with international exchange rate Tk50.58 lakh, including Saudi Arabian Riyals, Omani Riyals, and UAE Dirhams.
He change into apprehended sooner or later of an operation of the Nationwide Safety Intelligence (NSI) and customs crew at around 7:15pm the day prior to this (3 December).
The passenger attempted to smuggle the international exchange by hiding them in the greens he change into carrying.
“The passenger named Sakib Newaz from Chattogram’s Lohagara change into speculated to flit to Dubai on Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-147,” said Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, public relatives officer of the airport.
Internal the vegetable carton, he had 140,000 Saudi Riyals (rate Tk45 lakh), 575 Omani Riyals (rate Tk1.7 lakh), and 9,200 UAE Dirhams (rate Tk3 lakh).
The total rate of the international exchange quantities to Tk50.58 lakh, linked to $42,158.
The seized international exchange has been handed over to the airport customs authorities. It change into known that the passenger usually travels to the Heart East.
The final international exchange in his possession change into confiscated as he carried international exchange over the authorities-authorized $7,000 restrict.
Per a recommendation from the NSI, a felony case job is underway in opposition to the passenger by the Customs authorities.
