The Airport Armed Police Battalion and National Security Intelligence (NSI) on Saturday arrested two men, including a driver of private airline Novoair and seized 40 gold bars worth Tk5 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).
“The duo were arrested with gold weighing 4.640kg in front of the Bangabandhu mural at the airport at 3pm today”, Additional Superintendent of Police of Airport Armed Police Battalion Mohammad Ziaul Haque said.
The arrested were Novoair driver Md Helal, 51, son of Murshid Alam, hailed from Noakhali’s Basurhat thana and receiver Kamal Hossen, 29, son of Abdul Karim of Chandpur district’s Haimchar upazila.
Legal steps have been taken against the duo with the Airport police station under the Special Power Act, said Ziaul Haque.