Vietnamese national arrested for yarsagumba smuggling

KATHMANDU: A Vietnamese national has been arrested from the Tribhuvan International Airport while trying to allegedly smuggle 5 kg yarsagumba to Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday.

The arrestee has been identified as Nyanhi Dhanaha Mai (name transcribed). Police recovered the priced fungi wrapped in clothes and hidden in a suitcase during a routine security check-up before boarding a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok.

Police said the suspect has been sent to Hattisar-based District Forests Office for further investigation and action.