LUMBINI: The Revenue Investigation Office in Butwal has seized illegal currency worth approximately Rs 34.655 million so far in the current fiscal year.
The confiscated amount includes currencies from several countries, including Nepal.
Of the total amount, Rs 19.1 million was in Nepali currency and Rs 15.5 million in Indian currency. According to Chief Investigation Officer Bibek Ghimire, Indian nationals have frequently been apprehended with such illegal funds in the Nepal-India border areas.
Ghimire stated that over Rs 34.6 million in unaccounted currency has been confiscated from areas surrounding Butwal this fiscal year alone. The illegal transactions involved various currencies, including Indian rupees, US dollars, UAE dirhams, and Nepali rupees.
The office said the seizures were made following heightened surveillance of suspicious individuals and groups in border regions. The illegal funds were confiscated through coordinated efforts between the Revenue Investigation Team and the Nepal Police.
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