SMUGGLERS NABBED- NEPAL

Around 150 kg of red sandalwood was confiscated at Dolalghat in Kavrepalanchowk District, central Nepal, while en route to China border.  Similarly, two smugglers were apprehended in Kathmandu Valley while trying to smuggle 27 kg of orchids to China. In another incident, smugglers were taken into custody for possessing 7 kg of Pangolin scales by the security personal in Kathmandu valley.
18, 19 January

The Himalayan Times