KATHMANDU: Authorities have detained a Pakistani citizen in possession of counterfeit Thai baht in Thamel, Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police Bhim Prasad Dhakal, Nepal Police arrested 34-year-old Sherdaz Khan, a resident of Karachi, Pakistan.
Khan was found with 14 counterfeit Thai baht notes, each with a denomination of 1,000.
The arrest occurred when Khan attempted to exchange the counterfeit currency at Garima Bikas Bank in Thamel.
Security personnel in plain clothes apprehended him on Tuesday.
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