KATHMANDU: Three persons were arrested for possessing undeclared Euro 23,400 from the Tribhuvan International Airport of the Capital on Thursday.

Nir Kumar Thapa (36) from Solukhumbu, Sharada Budhathoki (37) from Dolakha and Kapil KC (28) from Solukhumbu were arrested by a team from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division.

The trio had landed in Kathmandu from Italy via Qatar, police said.

They have been kept at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala, and would be handed over to the Customs Office soon, police said.