The containers that were cleared by customs were seized by Tibetans demanding that the 300,000 US dollars belonging to a Tibetan businessman, which was allegedly looted by two cops in Kathmandu in October, be returned, according to Durga Lal Shrestha, president of Trans-Himalaya Trade Association (THAT).
However, Chinese officials told an Armed Police Force source that the containers were released following an agreement on clearing dues in connection with the import of apples from Tibet.
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