LUMBINI: The Revenue Investigation Office, Butwal, has seized illegal currency worth Rs 34.655 million till date of the current fiscal year. This includes currencies of various countries including Nepalese rupees.

Of the confiscated money, 19.1 million is Nepalese currency while 15.5 million is Indian currency.

Chief Investigation Officer at the Office, Bibek Ghimire, said Indian nationals used to be arrested with such illegal money from the Nepal-India bordering areas.

As per the details of the current fiscal year, more than Rs 34.6 million illegal amount was seized from areas surrounding to Butwal, he added.

Ghimire mentioned that the illegal foreign currency transactions include Indian currency, US dollar, UAE Dirham and Nepalese rupee. Such currencies were impounded after carrying out strict monitoring on suspicious groups at various Nepal-India bordering areas.

Such amount of illegal rupees was seized from joint initiative of Revenue Investigation Team and Nepal Police, added the Office.