Car Seized at Border Amidst Smuggling Allegations

Biratnagar. On the afternoon of October 17, a team of Armed Police on regular patrol at the Materuwa border crossing in Biratnagar-18 saw a Hyundai ‘Venue’ car with Indian license plates in a suspicious condition. When the security personnel tried to stop it, the driver sped away without stopping the car.

The car, number BR 38 AP 8286, which fled to evade checking, was found near the Biratnagar Customs Office's Gate No. 1 at 4:50 PM the same day. The car was heading towards the customs gate from the Nepal side, and the driver was attempting to obtain an 'temporary import permit' (customs exemption slip) by pretending to have just arrived from India.