Smugglers adapt new method as nearly 100 kilograms of gold confiscated in Kathmandu
Nearly 100 kilograms of gold confiscated by the Department of Revenue Investigations on Wednesday. Kathmandu, July 20 Almost one quintal (100 kilograms) of gold, released by the Tribhuvan International Airport Customs Office, was confiscated in Sinamangal in Kathmandu. Director General of the Department of Revenue Investigations, Navaraj Dhungana, said that about 80 to 100 kilograms of gold were recovered during an operation conducted on the basis of special information by the Department of Revenue Investigation on Wednesday. “This may be the gold of the greatest value recovered in Nepal so far,” he told Onlinekhabar. According to Tribhuvan International Airport sources, the seized gold arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday’s Cathay Pacific flight. The information that the gold brought hidden inside the brake shoes of motorcycles and scooters passed the customs inspection on Wednesday and was cut off at 2 pm reached the Revenue Investigation Department. After that, a large amount of g...