Gold worth Tk 20 crore found under seat of plane at Shahjalal Airport, Gold bars recovered.

Syed Bashir Ahmed, Staff Correspondent. Dhaka Customs House has recovered 80 gold bars worth around Tk 20 crore from under the seat of a Flydubai plane at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. The total weight of the recovered gold is around 9.33 kg. These gold bars were recovered after conducting a raid at the airport on Wednesday (September 2) at around 10 pm on the basis of a secret tip-off. Representatives of various intelligence and related agencies were present along with officials of Dhaka Customs House. Dhaka Customs House sources said that a search was conducted on a Flydubai flight based on secret information. At one stage of the search, the gold bars were found wrapped in a special way with scotch tape under a seat of the plane. Later, a total of 80 gold bars were recovered from there. The total weight of which is about 9.33 kg. Customs officials said that the estimated market value of the recovered gold is approximately Tk 20 crore. However, it was not immediately confirmed who or what had left this huge amount of gold under the seat of the aircraft and where it was going. There was no information about anyone being arrested in this incident. Meanwhile, the authorities concerned have started an investigation into the issue of smuggling by giving importance to the case of hiding gold under the seat of the aircraft. Officials of the Dhaka Customs House said that an investigation is underway to identify the person or gang involved in the gold smuggling. They said that legal proceedings are being followed regarding the recovered gold. At the same time, the process of identifying those involved and taking legal action against them is also ongoing.