article_snippet: Kazi Muhammad Ziauddin, a top official in Bangladesh's customs agency, told CNN Kazi Muhammad Ziauddin, a top official in Bangladesh's customs agency officers discovered Gold on the afternoon of March 5th, after the diplomat arrived on a Singapore Airlines flight.
article_snippet: Ziauddin said customs officials had received a confidential tip that a North Korean diplomat would be carrying "illegal items.
article_snippet: Eventually, customs officers opened the diplomat's bag and found the undeclared goods, that included 170 gold bars and golden ornaments.
article_snippet: At current market prices, the gold would be valued at around $1 million.
article_snippet: Entering Bangladesh without declaring this quantity of precious metal is a violation of Bangladesh's customs regulations.
article_snippet: It's far too early to jump to conclusions about whether the alleged gold smuggling incident could be an isolated example of corruption or an effort to move official funds.
highlights_snippet: Gold was undeclared, says Bangladeshi government .