60 kg gold smuggling case: One more arrested

KATHMANDU, Sep 4: In the recent case of smuggling of 60 kg 716 grams of gold which was seized from the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has arrested one more person on charges of helping Chinese citizens involved in the smuggling. An officer of CIB told Ratopati that Suman Kharel, a resident of Butwal, was arrested from India and brought to Kathmandu.

The Department of Revenue Investigation seized the 60 kg 716 grams of gold on July 19. The gold was smuggled from Hong Kong by ‘Ready Trade Pvt. Ltd’ by hiding inside the brake pads of motorcycles and scooters. On August 6, CIB was handed over the responsibility of the investigation by the Department.

With this, the number of arrestees in the case has reached 26.