Bangladesh seizes gold from North Korean diplomat
By GCRU Gold News on Monday, March 9 2015, 00:28 - Permalink
Customs officials in Bangladesh have seized gold worth around $1.7m (£1.1m) from the hand luggage of a North Korean diplomat.
Son Young-nam, first secretary at the North Korean embassy in Dhaka, landed in the city on a flight from Singapore on Thursday night.
His baggage was searched and almost 27kg (59lb) of gold bars and ornaments were recovered.