Nawalparasi West, October 15, 2026 — Police have seized liquor worth an estimated Rs 1.484 million from an inner road section in Mahalbari, Ward 5 of Susta Rural Municipality, Nawalparasi West, suspected to have been brought into Nepal from India without paying customs duties.
The seizure took place at around 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, according to police.
Police said they deployed a team after receiving confidential information that liquor was being transported from India in 11 large green bags to evade customs duties. During a joint patrol along the Mahalbari road section, officers found the bags containing liquor abandoned at the site.
The seized consignment consisted of 742 bottles of Old Monk rum, each with a capacity of 750 millilitres.
Police estimated the price at Rs 2,000 per bottle, putting the total market value of the seized liquor at Rs 1.484 million.
