Kathmandu, December 6
Police raided a gold shop in New Road and recovered nearly 8 kilograms of illegal gold.
SSP Somendra Singh Rathore told Onlinekhabar that the team of Kathmandu Valley Crime Division arrested the owner of Padam Prasad Pandey along with 7.8 kilograms of illegal gold on Tuesday night.
The police received information that Pandey was using smuggled gold to craft jewellery for sale. Upon reaching the location, the police team carried out a raid and successfully seized the gold.
Reportedly, some of the gold was found in bars and the police also recovered various items of jewellery items during the search operation.
SP Rabindra Regmi said that an investigation is underway to find out where the gold was brought from.
In July, the police recovered 60 kilograms of gold that had managed to pass through the customs check at Tribhuvan International Airport. Before this incident, there was a case where 9 kilograms of gold were smuggled by concealing it in electronic cigarettes.
In July, the police recovered 60 kilograms of gold that had passed the customs check at Tribhuvan International Airport. Before that, 9 kilograms of gold was smuggled by hiding it in electronic cigarettes.
The government has also formed a high-level investigation committee under the leadership of former High Court judge Dilliraj Acharya to investigate these smuggling cases. The committee is now taking the statements of those involved in the gold smuggling case from prison.
