DHAKA: The members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained a man with gold bars, weighing 3.1 kilograms, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday night.

The detainee was identified as Sharif, 37.

Airport APBn media officer Tanjina Akter confirmed the matter to banglanews.

Tanjina said, “When Sharif’s movement seemed to be suspicious, police challenged him inside the airport canopy around 10:00am.

After searching his body, police recovered the gold hidden inside shoes, the officer added.

BDST: 0808 HRS, FEB 18, 2015