KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Metropolitan Crime Division (MCD), Teku on Saturday three Chinese nationals with various foreign currency notes worth Rs 42.6 million from Nagdhunga, Kathmandu.
Acting on a tip-off, a speical squad of MCD tracked down and detained one male and three female Chinese nationals at Nagdhunga while they were heading for Rasuwa from Thamel by a tourist bus, Ba, 1 Na 1232, at 2 am today.
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“The seized currencies were Euro 18,000, Yuan 100,000, USD 60,000 including Australian, Canadian and Japanese currencies”, said SPP Sarbendra Khanal, chief of MCD. The currencies were found hidden in a false bottom of their suitcase.
It is believed that the trio have been involved in smuggling foreign currencies from Nepal to China for a long time.
Police said the investigation into the case is underway.
