Customs Intelligence & Investigation Directorate (CIID) detained a Sharjah-bound passenger with over 2.5 lakh Dirham at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Saturday.
The detainee was Mohammad Ali of Satkania upazila in the district. He was supposed to fly to Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates by an Air Arabia aircraft in the morning. The National Security Intelligence (NSI) assisted with the arrest.
Confirming the matter to The Business Post, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department, Regional Office Joint Director Saifur Rahman said a team of the NSI and Customs Intelligence jointly conducted a drive at the airport around 6:30 am.
The detainee was held with foreign currency worth over Tk 73 lakh and 6 mobile phones during the drive.
"Muhammad Ali was supposed to fly to Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates by the Air Arabia G9-527 flight. The coins were sewn inside his bag," Saifur Rahman said.
He visited several countries six times in the current year, Saifur Rahman added.
