Dhaka, April 9 -- The Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has detained a man with nearly 500g of gold jewellery and a large amount of foreign currency at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.

The suspect, identified as 43-year-old Mofidul Islam, was apprehended at the Arrival Canopy-2 parking area around 12:45pm on Thursday, APBn said.

Mofidul, a resident of Khulna, had arrived from Saudi Arabia on a Saudia Airlines flight at 10:45am.

He reportedly works as a "Moallem" (guide) for Umrah pilgrims.

According to police, Mofidul attempted to flee upon noticing the presence of security personnel.

During a subsequent search at the APBn office, officials recovered 499.1g of 21-carat gold jewellery and different currencies, including $9...