23 August, Kathmandu: Police on Saturday arrested 12 people with 1.48 kilogrammes gold comprising 11 pieces and seven in the form of bangles. The gold is valued at approximately Rs 4.636 million.

The arrests were made at the Tribhuvan International Airport in course of checking. The people arrested in this connection had all arrived from flight number 573 from Dubai.

They had smuggled the gold by evading the customs. They have been forwarded to the Customs Office, Sinamangal for action.