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Customs intelligence officials have seized 733 grams of gold in separate operations at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
At Shah Amanat Airport, the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) recovered 434 grams of gold from two passengers arriving from Dubai on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-148) at 7:30am on Monday.
According to a CIID press release issued on Tuesday, 100 grams of gold jewellery was found concealed inside the shoes of passenger Tanvir Hasan Rifat, while a 117-gram gold bar was recovered during a body search.
Rifat was questioned after attempting to pass through the green channel without making a customs declaration. He initially denied carrying gold, the release said.
Another passenger on the same flight, Md Habibur Rahman, was found carrying a 117-gram gold bar and 100 grams of gold jewellery after a search of his baggage and body.
In a separate operation at Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30pm on Monday, CIID officials seized 299 grams of gold jewellery from Fatema Tuz Zohra, who arrived in Dhaka from Kuala Lumpur on a US-Bangla Airlines flight. An iPhone was also seized from her.
The two operations resulted in the seizure of a total of 733 grams of gold, according to CIID.
