Malaysian held with gold bars worth RM1.74m at Dhaka airport

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian was detained at the Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for being in possession of seven gold bars worth about RM1.74 million.
Chan Gee Keong, 47, arrived in Dhaka aboard a Malindo Air flight from Malaysia at 10pm today.
Dhaka Customs House Deputy Commissioner Othello Chowdhury said they were tipped off about the gold. They searched Chan after he passed the green channel.
"A jacket was found under his undershirt," Dhaka news portal bdnews24.com quoted Chowdhury as saying. "Seven gold bars were wrapped in carbon paper and covered in yellow tape inside the jacket".
He said the gold bar weighed one kilogram each.
Chan was reported to be in the custody of the airport police. A case will be filed against him under the Bangladesh Customs Act and Special Powers Act.