The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB)
arrested three racketeers who were on the run since January from Dhading
District, central Nepal, with 400 kg of Shahtoosh (chiru) wool. Last month CIB
made a similar arrest from Gorkha District, west Nepal, and confiscated 1,150
kg. Shahtoosh wool. The seized wool is said to have a market value of around
five billion rupees in the international black market. The Tibetan antelope are killed for their
wool, which is woven into the luxury fabric Shahtoosh.
Feb 10
The Himalayan Times
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