Chinese nationals arrested with 21kg of gold in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Oct 9: Three Chinese nationals have been arrested after police raided a rented house in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu. Police seized around 21kg of gold from the two-and-a-half-storey house.

A team from the Crime Investigation Office in Teku raided the house on Thursday evening and found the suspects melting gold, according to police sources. A brief scuffle reportedly took place as officers moved to take them into custody. During a search of the house, police also recovered equipment used to melt, test the purity of and mould gold into different shapes.