Preliminary tests confirmed the gold paste was 24-carat and found it concealed in cloth sewn into the two passengers’ jeans and underwear, according to Dhaka Customs House.
The two passengers sit in front of the seized 12kg of gold paste, with customs officials standing behind them, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy
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The two passengers sit in front of the seized 12kg of gold paste, with customs officials standing behind them, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy
Customs officials seized 12 kilograms of gold paste, worth an estimated Tk24 crore, from two passengers arriving from Dubai at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital yesterday (28 October).
The passengers concealed the gold paste in their jeans and underwear, stitched inside pieces of cloth, according to a press release from Dhaka Customs House.
The two passengers, identified as Chen Liyun and Mo Xiaoyu, arrived on Emirates flight EK586. A preventive team from Dhaka Customs House searched them near baggage belt 2 after receiving a tip-off about a possible gold smuggling attempt, the release said.
The seized gold paste weighed 12kg in its wet form. Preliminary testing indicated that the gold was 24-carat, it added.
Dhaka Customs House is preparing to file cases against the passengers under the Customs Act 2023 and criminal law, the release mentioned.
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