Butwal: The Revenue Investigation Office in Butwal has seized illegal currency worth Rs 34.655 million in the current fiscal year. This includes currencies from various countries, including Nepalese rupees.
According to National News Agency Nepal, of the confiscated money, Rs 19.1 million is in Nepalese currency, while Rs 15.5 million is in Indian currency. Chief Investigation Officer Bibek Ghimire noted that Indian nationals have frequently been apprehended with illegal money in areas near the Nepal-India border.
Ghimire further stated that, as per the details of the current fiscal year, more than Rs 34.6 million of illegal funds have been seized from the regions surrounding Butwal. The illegal foreign currency transactions involved Indian currency, US dollars, UAE Dirhams, and Nepalese rupees. These currencies were impounded following strict monitoring of suspicious groups at various Nepal-India border areas.
The Revenue Investigation Team and Nepal Police jointly led the efforts to seize this significant amount of illegal currency, as confirmed by the Office.