Godawari Resident Arrested in Dhangadhi with Smuggled Goods Worth Over Rs 968,000

Dhangadhi: A man from Godawari has been arrested in Dhangadhi, Kailali, for transporting goods smuggled from India to evade customs duties, valued at more than Rs 9 lakh.

The arrested individual has been identified as 33-year-old Suresh Chaudhary, a resident of Godawari Municipality-6. He was apprehended at L.N. Chowk in Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City-1.

A police team from the District Police Office, Kailali, became suspicious of a pickup jeep (registration number: Su. Pa. Pra. 01-001-Ch-3023) driven by Chaudhary. During an inspection, police discovered tobacco products and various grocery items smuggled from India to evade customs duties.

The goods, estimated to be worth Rs 968,769, along with the vehicle, were seized, and Chaudhary was taken into custody on Tuesday evening.

Separately, authorities recovered goods smuggled from India and left abandoned at various locations across Kanchanpur. The seized items included beverages, cooking oil, bidis (hand-rolled cigarettes), tobacco, snacks, and seeds.

The goods, estimated to be worth Rs 69,515, were discovered on Tuesday by police teams deployed from units under the District Police Office, Kanchanpur. The items have since been seized.