Nepal: A Hub For Transnational Gold Smuggling? – Analysis

By Hari Bansh Jha

Recently on 18 July, 100 kilograms of gold that was imported from Hong Kong to Kathmandu-based Ready Trade Pvt Ltd was seized at Sinamangal, quite close to Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu.

The gold that was supposed to be smuggled to India was concealed inside motorcycle...