Malaysian woman caught smuggling six gold bars into Dhaka Airport


NEW DELHI: A Malaysian woman was detained by enforcement officers at the Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh for attempting to smuggle six gold bars into the country, according to a report.

Bangladesh news portal bdnews24.com reported that the 53-year-old woman was detained when she attempted to go through the green channel at the airport on Tuesday.

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