Goods worth amounting to Rs 8.6 million confiscated

Barahathawa (Sarlahi), Nov 28: The Sarlahi Police on Wednesday took control of a truck and container carrying goods illegally imported via the Bagmati check post at Karmaiya.

A police squad from the Area Police Office, Karmaiya, had seized a truck (Province 1-01-001 Kha 4190) with Chinese garlic. The items exceed the invoice by Rs 2 million 75 thousand 527.

Similarly, a container (Na 7 Kha 9465) en route to Birtamode in Jhapa from Birgunj carrying illegally imported motor parts was also impounded, police said.

Police recovered motorcycle parts, tyres, and other items such as utensils and ready-made clothes that were not mentioned in the invoice. Spokesperson of the District Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Shrestha, said that the goods were worth Rs 8.66 million.

The recovered illegally imported goods were sent to the Revenue Investigation Office in Pathlaiya. —RSS