Govt preparing to hand over case of gold smuggling to CIB

The government is mulling about handing over investigation of around 100 kilograms of gold brought from Hong Kong hidden inside brake shoes used in scooters and confiscated at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on July 18 to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal talked with Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Director General (DG) of the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) Nava Raj Dhungana, Nepal Police IGP Basanta Kunwar and CIB Chief Kiran Bajracharya about the issue on Thursday.