August 26: Nepal Police has sought help from the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) in the recent gold smuggling case. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police, which is currently investigating the case, has written to the Interpol in this regard citing foreign citizens were found involving in the case.

The CIB has written to the Interpol, Hong Kong and India seeking help, Inspector General of Nepal Police Basanta Bahadur Kunwar told the state-owned RSS.    
On 19 July, 2023, the Department of Revenue Investigation confiscated 60.716 kg gold bars from in front of the customs office at the Tribhuvan International Airport. Following this, the Nepal Police has been investigating the matter and has arrested 23 people in the case so far. A Chinese national and an Indian are also found to have been involved in the case, said the police. -- RSS