Customs Intelligence officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized 15 gold bars worth Tk75 lakh from a Kolkata-bound passenger.
Sources at the airport said, officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) challenged a passenger named Md Pasha at the checking point of Boarding Bridge-11 at around 11:00 am on Sunday before his departure for Kolkata by a flight of US Bangla Airlines.
After searching his body, the customs intelligence officials recovered 14 gold bars concealed in his shoes, reports UNB.
Later, another gold bar was recovered from his pocket, said Customs Intelligence Assistant Revenue Officer Asma Begum Porag.