Chittagong: A Chittagong court on Tuesday sent a custom official to jail in a case filed for assisting gold smugglers in 2013 after rejecting his bail plea.

Judge of district and Session Judge’s court M Shahenur passed the order after assistant revenue officer of Chittagong Custom House Anisur Rehman surrendered before the court seeking bail.

Advocated Qazi Sanwar Ahmed Lavlu led the hearing for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) while advocate Ahsanul Haque Hena argued for the accused.

Talking to reporters, ACC lawyer Lavlu said as the ACC submitted a charge- sheet against seven accused, including Anisur, he surrendered before the court and prayed bail to the court but it sent him to jail rejecting bail petition.

The Chittagong custom officials seized a consignment of 25 gold bars at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport here searching a luggage after a flight coming from Dubai landed at the airport on November 1, 2013.

Assistant director of ACC Chittagong division Rahmatullah filed a case against three people with Potenga police station on December 31, 2014 in this connection.

According to the Prosecution, a passenger landed at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport by a flight of Air Arabia coming from Dubai via Doha with twenty five gold bars on 1st November, 2013.

Assistant director of ACC Chittagong division Akhteruzzaman submitted a charge-sheet against seven people, including Anisur, on January 2 last year after the investigation of the ACC.

The ACC launched the investigation as the custom official along with others allegedly tried to make the owner of the luggage cross to the airport escaping the arrest.