DHAKA: Shah Amanat International Airport on Sunday morning aboard a Biman Bangladesh flight from Dubai, said airport Manager Wing Commander Sarwar-e-Jahan.
“He was searched and had the materials he was carrying scanned based on a tip,” he told bdnews24.com.
“The gold was melted, given a zinc coating and hidden inside various machines.”
About Tk 65 million worth of gold was found hidden in the passenger’s hairdryer, drill, floor cleaning machine, rechargeable light and toys, said airport Customs Deputy Commissioner Uttam Biswas.
“The gold was mostly hidden as chambers in the machines. This passenger made frequent trips. He is mainly a courier.”
The detainee will be handed over to the police station and a case is being prepared against him, Biswas said.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate or CIID had previously found 48 bars of gold underneath a passenger seat on a Biman Bangladesh flight from Jeddah on Mar 10.
