Two Bangladeshi nationals travelling from the Maldives have been detained at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after customs officials discovered gold concealed inside their rectums, with the seized items valued at approximately MVR 4.9 million.
According to Bangladeshi newspaper New Age, the men, identified as Muhammad Sulaiman and Jobaid Ahmed, were intercepted during an operation conducted by the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) on the evening of October 18.
The two passengers arrived from the Maldives on US-Bangla Airlines flight BS338, which landed at 6:15 p.m. During inspections, officials discovered six egg-shaped objects containing gold paste, with three recovered from each man.
The objects had a combined weight of approximately 2.73 kilogrammes and were valued at around Tk 40 million, equivalent to approximately MVR 4.9 million, according to the report.
Customs officials secured the seized items and detained both men, with legal proceedings initiated against them.
