Kathmandu, Nepal: Four Thai citizens, including a nun have been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on the charge smuggling foreign currencies on Friday.
Nepal police team arrested them with US $ 286,162 and Indian Rupees 273,180 and 46,800 Thai baht while they were scheduled to fly to Thailand on Thai Airlines flight at 2pm.
Police have said that they have initiated investigation over the source of the foreign currency though the arrestees have a claim that they were carrying the foreign currencies to build a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya and they were unaware of the Nepal's law.
