Kathmandu, October 12
Police have handed over to the customs office the 21.5 kg of gold seized from Chinese nationals.
SSP Santosh Khadka of the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office said the three Chinese nationals arrested with the gold have been sent to the Tribhuvan International Airport Customs Office for further investigation and action.
After sending them to the customs office, police are continuing their own investigation to uncover further links in the network. SSP Khadka said an investigation team has been formed to cover all sectors.
On October 8, the Crime Investigation Office seized 21 kg 750.68 grams of gold from Upper Bhangal in Budhanilkantha.
At the market price on the day of the seizure, the gold was worth Rs 546,007,320.
Police recovered pieces of gold, biscuit-shaped lumps and molten gold from a house in Upper Bhangal.
Arrested along with the gold are Han Fei, 27, of Jiangsu, Guangdong, China, Zhou Longqing, 47, from the same place, and Wang Jianzhen, 37, also from the same place.
They are accused of renting an entire house and running a gold factory there. Police suspect the seized gold was brought into Nepal by air.
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