KATHMANDU, July 11 -- Police have arrested a person from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for his alleged involvement in the infamous 33 kg gold smuggling scam which happened in 2017.

Hari Sharan Khadka, who was in the wanted list of the Nepal Police, was arrested from the airport when he was returning from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through a repatriation flight of Himalaya Airlines, confirmed the Nepal Police Headquarters.

According to Nepal Police, Khadka was brought to Nepal through the Himalaya Airlines repatriation flight. "The arrestee has been held by the Metropolitan Police Circle in Gaushala," said Deputy Inspector General Neeraj Bahadur Shahi, who is also the spokesperson for Nepal Police.

Earlier in Febr...