2 US passport holders arrested

City Desk  :

The customs department at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Friday arrested two Bangladeshi-origin US passport holders with $100,000, equivalent to approximately Taka 11 crore. The duo was carrying the currency without declaration. The detained passengers were identified as – Md Rezaul Karim Khan and Md Jashim Uddin Khan. They were supposed to board a Qatar Airways flight (QR 641) on Friday, said Easir, reports UNB.
Arafat, Officer-In Charge of airport police station When searched, $100,000 was seized from the two passengers scheduled to leave Dhaka airport on the flight. A case was filed against them under the Anti Money Laundering Act, police officials said. They are currently in the custody of the airport police station, he added.