Indian national arrested for smuggling black pepper to India from Nepal

An Indian national and a Nepalese man have been arrested for allegedly smuggling black pepper to India from southern Nepal's Birgunj city, police said Wednesday.

Dipendra Manda, 28, a resident of Raxaul, India and Binod Prasad Patel, 36, a resident of Birgunj Municipality werre arrested from Birgunj near Nepal-India border for allegedly being involved in black pepper smuggling racket.

Police have seized eight sacks of black pepper from them as they were being transported on a motorbike.

They were arrested during a security check conducted by a special team of police in the Nepal-India border point after receiving information that a large consignment of black pepper is being trafficked to India from Birgunj.