775 Electric Vehicles Seized for Customs Evasion Remain Under Security Control

Pokhara. The 775 electric vehicles (EVs) seized by the Armed Police Force Nepal on suspicion of being smuggled into Nepal from Mustang's Korala border are still under security control. The arrested vehicles are being kept under strict surveillance by the armed police at various locations from the border to Pokhara. Among them, 96 electric vehicles are kept under the direct supervision of the armed police in Suikhet, Ward No. 25 of Pokhara Metropolitan City, Kaski, while the remaining vehicles are kept in other secure locations. A special team of the Armed Police Force had simultaneously taken control of these vehicles from various areas including Jomsom in Mustang, Kushma in Parbat, and Hemja in Kaski on the 28th of Jestha. The armed police launched a joint operation after receiving specific information that electric vehicles were being smuggled into Nepal in large quantities, evading customs procedures, via the Korala border. Special teams from Armed Police Force Nepal No. 33 Gulm Mustang, Magdi Gulm, No. 25 Chandika Gan Parbat, and No. 24 Kalika Gan Kaski were mobilized for this large operation. Following the seizure of such a large number of vehicles, the government has formed an investigation committee to ascertain the facts of this incident. The committee has initiated a detailed investigation into whether the seized vehicles were imported legally or smuggled by evading customs procedures. All vehicles will remain under armed police surveillance until the final investigation report is submitted. Photo: Arjun Gaha / Nepal Photo Library