Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- Customs intelligence officials recovered 4.204 kg of gold-like paste, estimated to be worth around Tk 7.5 crore, from the tank of a high commode at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday evening.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, Airport (A-Shift), conducted the operation at around 6pm and recovered eight egg-shaped packets wrapped in polythene from the toilet adjacent to Belt No. 1 of the Customs Hall.

The packets were found abandoned inside the commode tank, with no immediate claimant, according to a press release.

The packets were recovered in the presence of representatives of different intelligence and relevant agencies working at the airport and t...