A passenger returning from the United Arab Emirates was arrested with approximately 16 kilograms of gold at Sylhet Osmani International Airport. Intelligence agencies and the customs intelligence team recovered 105 gold bars and four round pieces of gold from his possession. The estimated value of the confiscated gold is around Tk17 crore.
The detained passenger, Ahmad Hussain, 25, hails from Goramarakandi village in the Toakul Bazar area of Gowainghat upazila.
According to airport sources, the passenger had bypassed customs intelligence personnel and crossed the green channel to reach the parking area. Later, the aviation security officers and NSI members stationed at Osmani Airport challenged him and brought him back to the green channel. Upon searching, they found 16 kilograms of gold wrapped inside a juice machine in his luggage.
Airport Manager Hafizur Rahman confirmed the news.
An investigation revealed that the shipment of gold was linked to Dilip Kumar Agarwala, who is involved in international gold smuggling. Dilip Kumar Agarwala is the Managing Director (MD) of Diamond World.
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