Benapole: Customs Intelligence officials arrested three Indian citizens along with 17 gold bars worth Tk one crore from international check post of Benapole Port on Monday.

The arrestees were identified as Dhiman Sarker, about 38 years old, son of Dhiren Nath Sarker, a resident of Kolkata, Mohesh Lal, about 29 years old, son of Birju Lal, a resident of Hugli district of West Bengal and Nitish Singh, about 25 years old, a resident of 24 Parganas district of Kolkata.

Abdus Sadek, deputy commissioner of Benapole Customs Intelligence, said based on secret information, a team of customs intelligence conducted a drive there and arrested the trio.

Later, customs officials recovered 17 pieces of gold bars from their procession.

A case was filed.

In the last seven days, seven smugglers were detained along with 47 gold bars.