CHITTAGONG: Customs officials have recovered 240 gold bars worth Tk 12 crore from a flight of Regent Airways at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city.

The flight landed at the airport from Bangkok around 6:00pm on Thursday.

Sources said they recovered the gold bars weighing 28-kg from the toilet of the plane around 6:30pm.

None was detained in this connection.

Custom Assistant Commissioner Mashiur Rahman Mandal confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 2027 HRS, SEP 04, 2014