Kathmandu, 02 November (H.S.): A Qatar Airways crew member has been detained after two gold-like objects were discovered in her hand baggage at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal.

The incident reportedly took place at around 2.30 am on Sunday night, following the arrival of Qatar Airways flight QR 650 from Doha, the capital of Qatar. After the suspected gold was found in the hand baggage of a crew member, she was handed over to the airport’s Customs Office for further investigation.

According to a security official, the crew member, identified as Mariam Ghazouni, was carrying her hand baggage through the walk-through gate at the Tribhuvan International Airport Customs Office when two yellow objects, resembling gold biscuits, were detected among her belongings. Each object reportedly weighed 20 grams.

A joint team comprising personnel from the Armed Police Force of Nepal and officials of the Tribhuvan International Airport Customs Office recovered the suspected gold objects and handed them over to the Customs Office for the necessary investigation and further action.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar