KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Three people have been arrested from the Kauwa Kheda border area of Bhajani Municipality-5 in Kailali with gold, silver and foreign currency worth more than Rs 10 million.
Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, 36, of Chaukuni Rural Municipality-10 of Surkhet, Harka Bahadur BK, 31, of Birendranagar Municipality-1 and Mahesh Sunar, 32, of Panchpuri Municipality-11, were arrested last night, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shailendra Thapa, joint spokesperson for the Armed Police Force.
Related story
Hospitals too get permits to borrow in foreign currency
They were arrested along with 620 grams of gold worth Rs 8,079,561, 8.9 kg of silver worth Rs 1,528,460, and 611,625 in Indian currency of various denominations, Saudi riyals, four mobile sets of various types, and silver-plated utensils.
