DHAKA: The customs police detained a man with 80 gold bars weighting 9kg from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the city on Sunday.
The detainee was identified as Enamul Haque, 35.
Airport customs joint commissioner Kazi M Ziauddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.
He said Enamul landed here from Dubai in the evening. On suspicion, police searched him around 7:00pm and seized the gold bars from his possession.
BDST: 2100 HRS, JAN 11, 2015