Man held with 18 gold bars worth Tk 4.09 crore

Police arrested a man with 18 gold bars weighing 2.09kg and seized a Suzuki motorcycle in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Wednesday.

The arrest was made around 8:30 AM during a special drive beside a business establishment in South Burujbagan village on the Navaron-Satkhira highway.

The arrestee was identified as Md Alauddin, 52, son of late Golam Rasul of Harikhali area in Sharsha.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Navaron Circle) Arif Hossain confirmed the information in a press release.

Police said they stopped the motorcyclist over suspicious movements and recovered the gold bars during a body search. The seized gold is estimated to be worth Tk 4.09 crore.

A case has been filed, and the accused has been sent to court.

-AJM