Two passengers apprehended with approximately NPR 2.7 million in unaccounted cash at Biratnagar Airport

Morang. Police have apprehended two passengers with approximately 2.7 million rupees of undisclosed source over a period of two days during security checks at Biratnagar Airport.

Passengers of different airlines who were about to travel to Kathmandu by plane from Biratnagar were found with illegal cash hidden inside their bags. According to the District Police Office, Morang, one Nepali and one Indian citizen have been arrested.

Police achieved the first success on Friday evening around 8 PM. Dilip Tamang, 35, of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-18, Sunsari, who was about to depart for Kathmandu on a Buddha Air flight, was suspected by security personnel and checked. During the search, 1.1 million Nepali rupees, the source of which could not be disclosed, were recovered from his bag, and he was immediately taken into custody.

The very next day, on Saturday, April 19, around 3:35 PM, another passenger was caught with illegal cash. Indian citizen Mohidil Ali, 36, who was about to travel to Kathmandu on a Shree Airlines flight, has been arrested. During the check of the bag of Ali, a resident of Malda district, Suja Ganj, India, police found 1.598 million rupees.

Police have recovered a total of 2.698 million rupees from both individuals. Both Tamang and Ali, who were arrested, have been kept at the District Police Office, Morang, for further investigation along with the recovered amount.