Kathmandu, July 25
The Ministry of Finance has appointed joint secretary Tok Raj Pandey as the head of the customs office at Tribhuvan Airport.
Finance Ministry spokesperson Dhaniram Sharma said Pandey was given the responsibility after removing the previous customs chief Arun Pokharel following the 100-kg gold smuggling case.
On Sunday, Pandey was transferred to the Ministry of Finance from the Department of National Personnel Records where he was serving as the director general.
Pokharel, who has been on leave since July 2, has been removed after the 100-kg gold smuggling case happened during his tenure. He has been on leave ever since the police started investigating the case of 9.5 kg of gold being smuggled through vapes from the airport on December 25, 2022.
