Two Nepal Airlines Employees Arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport for Carrying Excessive Foreign Currency
Summary
Two Nepal Airlines employees were arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport after police found them carrying foreign currency above the permitted limit while preparing to travel to Malaysia. Officers recovered thousands of US dollars and Malaysian ringgit from Janani Bajracharya and Mamata Pandey.
Key Points
- Police arrested two Nepal Airlines Corporation employees at Tribhuvan International Airport on Sunday evening.
- Janani Bajracharya and Mamata Pandey were found carrying foreign currency above the legal limit while heading to Malaysia.
- Authorities recovered 12,372 Malaysian ringgit and 4,300 US dollars from Bajracharya, and 4,200 US dollars and 12,328 ringgit from Pandey.
- Nepal Rastra Bank rules prohibit carrying more than 5,000 US dollars in foreign currency.
