Indian national arrested with illegal gold in Nepal
Indian
national has been arrested with 274 grams of illegal
gold
in
Nepal
, police said.
Mahadev Samanta,31, from
West Bengal
, was arrested from Nagdhunga in Chandragiri municipality during a security check on a passenger bus heading towards
Kathmandu
on Friday, the police said.
It said the Indian national carried the gold brought without paying customs duty.
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