Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday held a suspected gold smuggler along with 99 gold bars, weighing 12.5 kg from Hatir Mor area of Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah district.
The suspect has been named as Ibrahim Khalil, son of Abdul Latif of Jagusa village in the upazila.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-58 conducted a drive and nabbed Khalil along with the gold bars, said Lieutenant Colonel Shahin Azad, director of BGB-58 in a press briefing on Friday noon.
Process is underway to take legal action against the detainee, he added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh