Customs officials arrested a man along with 12 gold bars weighing around 1.4 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Friday.
The detained Nezam Uddin, who hailed from Fatikchari upazila of the district, was a passenger of Air Arabia Airlines flight that landed at Shah Amanat International in the city.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Customs Intelligence and National Security Intelligence (NSI) conducted a joint drive and searched his body after landing an Air Arabia Airlines flight which came from Sharjha on Friday morning.
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“The gold bars were recovered after searching the body of Nezam,” said customs officials.
Legal action will be taken against the person, the source added.
