Vapes worth 22.4 million confiscated

Mustang: E-cigarettes (vapes) worth Rs 22.4 million have been seized at the Korala border.

The Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Mustang Customs Office seized 16,000 units of vape from a container bearing the registration number plate Na 6 Kha 7591 on Monday evening.

According to Santosh Basyal, the information officer of the District Police Office, the container driver, Pema Lama from Sunsari Rural Municipality-5, Sindhupalchok, have been taken into custody while the vehicle has been impounded.

Vapes worth Rs 68.1 million had been seized from Korala border transit last year also.