Nepal: Pulses and sugar recovered from mill in Nepalgunj

Published 2022년 6월 26일

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On June 26, in Nepalgunj, Nepal Police seized a significant stock of smuggled goods, including 520 sacks of sugar worth over Rs 1.8 million and 51 sacks of pulses worth Rs 107,000, from the Nandani Mill. The discovery was made following information about smuggled commodities being stored at the mill without proper documentation. The recovered items have been forwarded to the Nepalgunj Custom Office for further investigation. The mill's operator has claimed that the goods were not his, but no owner has been identified yet. This incident has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Nepal Police in preventing smuggling activities.

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NEPALGUNJ, June 26- Nepal Police have recovered a large quantity of pulses and sugar from Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis city-1. As many as 520 sacks of sugar weighing 50 kg per sack and 51 sacks of pulses weighing 30 kg per sack were recovered from the premises of Nandani Mill in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis-1. The estimated price of 520 sacks of sugar is over Rs 1.8 million and the estimated price of 51 sacks of pulses is Rs 107,000. On the basis of information that the commodities were smuggled into the Nandani Mill, a special investigative team from the Lumbini Province Police Office and a police team from the District Police Office, Banke raided the mill and retrieved the products on Friday at around 7 PM. The commodities were smuggled and kept on the mill’s premises without any documentation, according to the authorities. The recovered goods have been sent to Nepalgunj Custom Office for further investigation. Despite regular checking by the police, ...

Source: Nagariknetwork