Publish: 17:17, 17 Mar, 2024

Man held with gold powder, bar at Chattogram airport

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Man held with gold powder, bar at Chattogram airport
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Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) on Sunday arrested a man along with half kg of gold powder, gold bar, and ornaments from Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport.

The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Nezam Uddin, of Boalkhali upaizla in Chattogram district.

Taslim Ahmed, director of the airport, said a flight of Air Arabia landed at the airport from Sharjah in the morning.

Tipped off, a team of NSI challenged Nezam and seized half kg of gold powder, one gold bar, weighing 116.5 grams, gold ornaments, weighing 100 grams worth Tk 39.85 lakh after searching Nezam’s body and arrested him.

Process is on to take legal steps against Nezam, said Taslim.

Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque

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