Customs officials at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport seized 120 grams of gold jewellery worth Tk 21 lakh 59 thousand 920 from a passenger's baggage arriving from Dubai.

Md Abu Zahed landed in Chattogram on Bangladesh Biman flight E148 from Dubai at 9:30am on Tuesday. His unaccompanied baggage was scanned at the cargo terminal at 8:30pm, revealing gold-like items inside.

Engineer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, Public Relations Officer of Shah Amanat International Airport, confirmed the seizure on Wednesday morning. He said a joint operation by the Customs Airfreight Branch and AVSEC at the airport's cargo terminal led to the recovery.

Baggage was opened at 12:30 am in the presence of Nurul Alam, representative of C&F agent Mountain Shipping Limited. After verification by a jewellery expert, officials confiscated 120 grams of gold jewellery from the bag.

"The seized gold was taken under a Departmental Memorandum record. It is currently in the custody of Chattogram Customs House, and further legal action is being taken," Ibrahim Khalil said.

Airport sources indicated the passenger attempted to smuggle the gold through unaccompanied baggage, a common method used to evade customs detection at international airports.

Customs officials have intensified vigilance at Chattogram airport following increased attempts to smuggle gold and other contraband items through various concealment methods.