Customs Intelligence arrested an Indian national along with 981 grams of gold from Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Monday.
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The arrestee was identified as Tushar Nagin Das.
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Ahsan Ullah, deputy commissioner of Chattogram Airport Customs and Intelligence Department, said Tushar landed at the airport from Sharjah by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in the morning and he was scheduled to go to Dhaka.
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Suspecting movement of Tushar, the customs officials challenged him and seized 981 grams of gold after searching his body and luggage.