SYLHET: Customs officials recovered 20 gold bars weighing around 3.3kg from inside an aircraft at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Tuesday (April 23) morning.

Officials concerned said tipped off, a team of customs intelligence raided a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG-206 from Dubai landed at the airport around 9am and found the gold bars under a seat.

Recovered the gold bars, weighing 3 kilograms and 320 grams, is worth Tk 1.15 crore, said an official of custom intelligence who was on duty at civil aviation. 

None was reportedly arrested in this connection.

BDST: 1203 HRS, APR 23, 2019
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