Dhaka, March 12 -- National Security Intelligence (NSI) members arrested a passenger of a BIman flight with 400 grams of gold at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Wednesday.

The arrestee is Shahin Al Mamun, reports BSS.

Engineer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, public relations officer of the airport, said the arrestee came from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Wednesday.

Being tipped-off, the NSI members intercepted him while he was coming out through the Gate No-3 of the airport and searched him, he said.

Several gold bars worth Tk 5.0 million were recovered from his hand bag and pant pockets.

The gold was handed over to the airport customs and the arrestee was being interrogated, he said.

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