A passenger was detained by customs officials at Dhaka airport in the early hours of Friday for allegedly attempting to smuggle in two gold bars, worth Tk1.06 crore.
The detainee was identified as Jashim Mia, a resident of Narsingdi.
Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Dhaka Customs House intercepted Jashim at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport upon his arrival from Jeddah around 2:45am.
The customs team challenged Jashim as he was passing through the green channel around 4:30am.
"The two gold bars weighing about 1.6kg were recovered from a flower pot that he was carrying," Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Customs House (preventive team) Mohammad Abdus Sadek said.
The gold bars have been seized and submitted to the national reserve, while the passenger was handed over to the police.
A case was filed against Jashim with the local police station, the customs official added.
