Customs Intelligence officials today detained a man and seized huge amount of Saudi Riyals from his possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Acting on a tip-off, customs intelligence officials detained Shiblu Sarkar, 33, who hailed from Manikganj, while he was departing for Kuala Lumpur, a text massage of the customs intelligence floated for media said.

The Saudi Riyals were concealed in his hand trolley bag and he was detained at the boarding bridge-1, the massage reads.

The amount of the Riyals could not be confirmed immediately as those were being counted when the report was filed around 9:40pm.