Gold smuggling gang leader Dolan flees country to escape arrest

Haque Khan Dolan alias Chora Dolan, a ringleader of an organised gold smuggling gang, has fled the country to escape arrest, according to intelligence sources.

Dolan reached Bangkok by a flight on Monday morning and he is now staying in Thailand under the shelter of another leader of the same group.

Based on secret information, the Thai police are looking for Dolan in and around Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.

The spat of gold smuggling from Bangladesh cannot be prevented unless the mastermind of the gang is arrested, said another source in the intelligence department.

Despite the strict surveillance of customs detectives, gold is being brought to the country evading duties and later being smuggled out to neighboring countries using Bangladesh as a transit, the source said.

People involved in the business said gold smuggling is continuing in absence of legal action against Dolan. He is leading a gold smuggling syndicate in the name of his Diamond & Divers and Sharmin Jewellers business.

Dolan fled the country after news of his gold smuggling racket was published in various news media last Monday.

Earlier, a case has been lodged against Dolan in this connection but he remains out of reach. However, Dolan is under close watch of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Sources said Dolan sent gold and ornaments to the country through passengers arriving in Bangladesh from Dubai and Singapore with the help of another member of the gang and in this way, he laundered money.

The detectives said that there are at least fifty godfathers at home and abroad and they are involved in gold smuggling offenses.

The godfathers have been identified but it is not possible to bring them to justice due to a lack of proper information.