Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) claimed to have seized nearly 7.432kg of gold worth Tk5 crore from a passenger bus at South Keraniganj in the capital on Saturday.During a raid on a bus near Babu Bazar Bridge, CIID also detained 12 people, including three Indians, for their involvement in gold smuggling, Shafiqul Islam, revenue officer of the directorate, said.The identities of the detainees could not immediately be confirmed, Shafiqul added. "The details will be disclosed through a press briefing on Sunday. Read: Bangladesh gets Tk200 crore smuggled gold every day: BAJUS

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has seized a Rolls-Royce car worth Tk27 crore from a house in Dhaka's Baridhara for violating customs rule. Imported by Z&Z Intimates, the car was hidden in the garage of the residence of the company's managing director, the CIID said Wednesday. The importer violated the provisions of the Customs Act by illegally hiding the vehicle in a private garage without paying import duties, it added.

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized 68 gold bars from a flight which returned from Abu Dhabi on Friday.