Man Held with 13 kg Gold Bars at Benapole

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday detained a man and seized 106 pieces of gold bars, weighing a combined 13 kg along Bengda border in Jhikorgacha Upazila of Jashore district, reports UNB.

The detainee was identified as Saju Ahmed, 20, son of Abdul Salam of Chougaccha Upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB-49 conducted a drive along the bordering area and detained a man in the afternoon, said commanding officer of BGB-49 Lieutenant Colonel Shahed Minhaz Siddique.

Later, the BGB men seized the gold bars after searching his body.

The market value of the seized gold bars is Tk 12.22 crore.

A complaint has been lodged with Jhikorgacha Police Station.