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4 Thai women held with huge cache of foreign currency in Nepal

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
Nepal Police today arrested four Thai women including a Buddhist nun for illegally carrying a huge cache of foreign currencies including Rs 273,180 here.

The Buddhist nun and three of her disciples were arrested from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) when they were about to board a Thai Air flight to Bangkok, Chief of the TIA Police, Deputy Inspector General Pankaj Shrestha said.

The police seized USD 286,162, Rs 273,180 and 46,800 Thai baht from their possession during a regular security check.

They had hidden the foreign currency in the false button of a suitcase they were carrying, police added.

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First Published: Mar 24 2017 | 8:42 PM IST

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