Kathmandu, November 29
Police on Thursday night ave arrested two Chinese nationals with eight kilograms of gold at Tribhuvan International Airport.
Police say they arrested Chen Jiang and Chen Quing Huang of Fujian Province during a security check at 11 pm yesterday. Chen Jiang and Chen Quing Huang had landed at TIA on a Nepal Airlines flight.
Police say that the gold was smuggled by the Chinese nationals in their undergarments. They had created a false bottom to smuggle the gold, say police.
Customs Officer Bishnu Raj Dhakal said that the Chinese duo was held up after the police thought they were hiding something. They are currently being kept at Police Range, Gaushala.
Police say that the owner of the gold might be someone else and an investigation will soon be underway. They say they have called for an interpreter to question the Chinese nationals.
