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Police arrest man with $20,000 at Benapole

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A man was arrested at Benapole Land Port border with a huge amount of foreign currencies on Saturday.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troopers seized $20,200 cash, Indian and Bangladeshi currencies, and seven expensive mobile phones from Mohammad Haque, 50, a resident of Gazipur.

He was returning to country from India and had cleared the Bangladesh customs. Haque was at the passenger terminal when he was caught.

"We conducted a drive after being tipped off about a man carrying large amount of foreign currencies," UNB reports quoting Lt Col Ariful Islam, the commander of BGB-49.

Haque was handed over to Benapole Land Port Police Station. A case was filed over the recovery of the foreign currencies.

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