One held with 2kg gold at Shahjalal

Customs officials have detained a man with two gold bars weighing about two kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

The detainee was identified as Rony, 37, a resident of Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district.

Mainul Khan, director general of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, said Rony came from Kula Lumpur by a Malaysian Airlines flight around 12:15am.

Tipped off, customs officials challenged Rony at the transit lounge and seized two gold bars from his possession.