As many as 86 gold bars, worth Tk 7 crore, were found hidden under two passenger seats of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at Chattogram airport on Saturday, customs officials said.
Sumon Chakma, deputy commissioner of customs at Shah Amanat International Airport, said acting on a tip-off, they carried out a search operation as soon as the Biman flight (BG-148) landed from Dubai in the morning.
"Some 86 gold bars weighing 10kg, the market value of which is Tk 7 crore, were recovered from under two passenger seats,” he said.
No one was arrested in this connection, he added.
