KATHMANDU: Two persons were arrested for illegal trade of a yellow metal which looked like gold.

Yam Bahadur Thapa (28) and Ram Bahadur Thapa (40) of Gachi-1 of Sihdupalchok district were nabbed yesterday from Kumarigal, KMC-6.

Police confiscated 418.77 grams of the metal hidden inside a a helmet that Yam Bahadur was wearing and impounded the motorcycle ( Ba 35 Pa 610) used by them.

Police are doing further investigation regarding the case.