Truck carrying fish smuggled past customs seized in Birgunj

Parsa Police have seized a cargo truck and its driver in Birgunj for carrying more fish than declared in its customs documents. According to police, the seized fish is worth about 3,211,000 rupees.

Acting on confidential information, a joint team from the District Police Office, Parsa, the Ward Police Office at Shripur and the Sirsiya Police Post stopped the truck in Birgunj Metropolitan City-25.

The Tata truck's customs declaration had listed only 96 crates of fish. During inspection, police said an additional 44 crates of fish were found in the truck.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Chakra Bahadur Malla said the truck was seized after goods exceeding the declared amount were found. The driver, the truck and the seized fish were handed over to the Birgunj Customs Office on Thursday.

Police said the customs office would carry out further investigation and proceed with necessary action.