Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBN) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday detained a man with 680 grams of gold, Tk 77,550, and foreign currency 16,125 Saudi riyals.

The suspect, identified as Gias Uddin, 46, was stopped around 11:15 am near Canopy Area 2 after his movements appeared suspicious.

He was taken to the APBN office for questioning and a body search.

Officers recovered 680 (six hundred eighty) grams of gold jewellery, 77,550 (seventy-seven thousand five hundred fifty) Bangladeshi taka, and 16,125 (sixteen thousand one hundred twenty-five) Saudi riyals from a bag around his neck and recorded in the seizure register.

The gold items are 21 carat.

During interrogation, Gias Uddin said he had returned from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah as a group leader.

He admitted bringing the gold into Bangladesh illegally through different Umrah pilgrims, evading customs duties.

Officials said the suspect is involved with an active gold smuggling syndicate at the airport and worked as a receiver.

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A case has been filed against him at the Airport Police Station under Section 25-B(1)(b) of the Special Powers Act, 1974 for conspiring with unknown passengers to smuggle gold and evade government revenue.

Airport APBN Operational Commander Superintendent of Police Mohammad Mozammel Haque said, “Gold smugglers take different forms to commit crimes. APBN remains vigilant to stop gold and drug smuggling. Our efforts to prevent any criminal activity at the airport will continue.”