Two men were arrested with gold bars weighing around 1.4 kg by Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in separate operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), reports UNB.
The arrestees are as Md. Firuz Miah, 40 and Billal, 53. They were arrested by the members of APBn as part of ongoing operations to prevent smuggling.
Firuz Miah was arrested from the area adjacent to the car parking area in front of the airport's arrival canopy-1, according to SM Mizanur Rahman, Additional Superintendent of Police of the APBn.
“At around 19:30 am on Wednesday, accused Md. Firuz Miah was seen roaming in front of the car parking area in front of the airport's arrival canopy-1.
When he was challenged by APBn members, he continued to give irrelevant answers. Later he was detained and brought to the APBn's office at the airport,” he said.
Six gold bars -- weighing 696 grams -- were recovered from Firuz Miah.
Meanwhile, Billal was arrested at around 12:30 am on Thursday after members of APBn spotted him roaming around the car parking area of airport’s arrival canopy-2.
He was also carrying 6 gold bars -- weighing 696 gram-- in his pocket, according to APBn officials.
Two cases were filed with the Airport police station under the “Special Powers Act, 1974”.
SM Mizanur Rahman, Additional Superintendent of Police of the APBn, said special operations are underway to prevent and foil smuggling attempts by miscreants.
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