Bangladeshi arrested with over USD 81,000
The labeled bundles were packed inside a tinfoil pack
The bundles of cash confiscated by authorities
Security at Velana International Airport (VIA) has seized more than USD 81,000 in bundles of cash, from a passenger traveling to Bangladesh.
In a post on social media platform ‘X’, Aviation Security Command revealed that the bundles of cash were seized from a Bangladeshi passenger who arrived at VIA on Sunday.
The passenger was scheduled to catch a flight from US-Bangla Airlines, from Hulhulé to Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Aviation Security Command went on to note that the bundles of cash seized from the man amounted to USD 81,030.
According to security officials, the bundles of cash were concealed inside a cereal box, the Bangladeshi passenger was carrying.
Photos and video footage publicized by the Aviation Security Command show that the cash was stuffed inside a Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal box and resealed.
The labeled bundles were packed inside a tinfoil pack.
Security officials are seen cutting open the tinfoil pack to discover the bundles of cash.
