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4 arrested at TIA for gold smuggling
KATHMANDU: Four individuals were apprehended at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for possession of gold. The detainees include Saroj Koirala, aged 31, from Kerabari Rural Municipality-9, Morang; Mohammad Inteyaz Alam, aged 24, from Kataharia Municipality-6, Rautahat; Mohammad Arman, aged 21, from Surunga Municipality-5, Saptari; and Ziaudin Miya, aged 37, from Khadak Municipality-6, Saptari. They were taken into custody by the police in two separate incidents.
Koirala and Alam were apprehended with around 25 grams of gold and nearly 69.99 grams of raw gold, which they had smuggled by bypassing customs procedures. Koirala, arriving in Nepal on a Qatar Air flight, was caught in the airport parking area while allegedly transferring the contraband to Alam, as per police statements.
Likewise, Arman and Miya were found in possession of a 50-gram gold chain. Ziaudin, arriving from Doha via a Qatar Air flight, was detained for allegedly passing the gold chain to Arman, who had also avoided customs scrutiny, according to police reports.Four individuals were apprehended at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for possession of gold. The detainees include Saroj Koirala, aged 31, from Kerabari Rural Municipality-9, Morang; Mohammad Inteyaz Alam, aged 24, from Kataharia Municipality-6, Rautahat; Mohammad Arman, aged 21, from Surunga Municipality-5, Saptari; and Ziaudin Miya, aged 37, from Khadak Municipality-6, Saptari. They were taken into custody by the police in two separate incidents.
Koirala and Alam were apprehended with around 25 grams of gold and nearly 69.99 grams of raw gold, which they had smuggled by bypassing customs procedures. Koirala, arriving in Nepal on a Qatar Air flight, was caught in the airport parking area while allegedly transferring the contraband to Alam, as per police statements.
Likewise, Arman and Miya were found in possession of a 50-gram gold chain. Ziaudin, arriving from Doha via a Qatar Air flight, was detained for allegedly passing the gold chain to Arman, who had also avoided customs scrutiny, according to police reports.
