Gold bars worth around Tk6 crore have been recovered from three young men, who were arrested yesterday from Chittagong city’s Rubi Gate area.
The arrestees - Jakir Uddin Munna, 25, Md Faruk, 29 and Md Jahir, 30 – were carrying 120 gold bars when they were held by the police, said Baizid police station’s duty officer Sub-Inspector Abdul Halim. A car was also seized during the drive, he added.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team stopped a Dhaka-bound car that was carrying the three men and found the gold bars concealed inside the oil tanker of the vehicle, SI Halim said.
During primary interrogation, the arrestees admitted that they were taking the gold to Dhaka, the SI said, adding that a case has been filed in this connection.