Belg wants to fly with 16 kilos of gold

zaventem - The Belgian customs arrested a 48-year-old man who wanted to fly to Istanbul with nine gold bars in his hand luggage. In addition to the approximately 16 kilos of gold, the Flemish also had almost 126,000 euros of cash.

He walked against the lamp at the national airport in Brussels.

The man from the village of Steenokkerzeel is presided over on Friday. The Public Prosecutor wants to pursue him for money laundering. Gold currently supplies about 36. 500 euros per kilo.