{"id":23077,"date":"2026-08-17T19:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23077"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:27:46","slug":"two-nepal-airlines-employees-arrested-at-tia-with-us8600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23077","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Two Nepal Airlines Employees Arrested at TIA with US$8,600<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nepal Police have arrested two employees of Nepal Airlines Corporation at Tribhuvan International Airport for allegedly attempting to carry foreign currency abroad in violation of regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested individuals have been identified as 54-year-old Janani Bajracharya of Gongabu, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-26, and 35-year-old Mamata Pandey of Gorkha Municipality-3.<\/p>\n<p>According to Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Silwal, spokesperson for the Airport Security Office, police recovered US$4,300 from Bajracharya and another US$4,300 from Pandey, bringing the total amount seized to US$8,600.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the two were preparing to travel from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur on Nepal Airlines flight RA-15.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign currency was discovered during a security check in the international departure hand-baggage screening area, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The two employees, along with the seized currency, have been sent to the Department of Money Laundering Investigation in Pulchowk for further investigation and necessary legal action, SP Silwal said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=23077\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media Correspondent Nepal Police have arrested two employees of Nepal Airlines Corporation at Tribhuvan International Airport for allegedly attempting to carry foreign currency abroad in violation of regulations. 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