Chittagong: Customs officials arrested a young man who was trying to smuggle eight gold bars weighing 1 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday, reported UNB.

The arrested person was identified as Mohammad Parvez, 28, son of Farid Ahmed of Hathazari upazila in the district.

Assistant commissioner (customs) Rizvi Ahmed of the airport said Parvez landed at the airport at about 10:20am by a flight of Fly Dubai from Dubai.

Tipped off, the customs officials searched the body of the youth at the customs hall but failed.

Later, the presence of gold was detected in the anus of Parvez.