Kathmandu, March 18 -- The Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office has thwarted an attempt to smuggle thousands of US dollars and Euros to China, a record seizure in the history of the Himalayan country, as per officials.

Crime Investigation Office under the Nepal Police on Tuesday announced that foreign currency worth approximately NRS 250 million was confiscated from a freight truck bound for Rasuwa, bordering China.

On the night of March 17, a team from Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office recovered the amount from the vehicle bearing number Na 7 Kha 1652 and detained the driver.

"Upon investigation, we found a false button on the upper-side of the vehicles bonnet. From there we retrieved bundles wrapped with plastic tape...