Nepal: Chairman Of Silk Group Involved in Massive E-cigarette Smuggling Case

According to TKP News on August 18th: The Tax Investigation Bureau of Nepal (DRI) recently filed a lawsuit against the chairman of the Silk Group, Ramesh Sherpa, and his accomplices, a total of 12 people, accusing them of large-scale smuggling of Chinese electronic cigarettes.
The seizure scale: A total of 316,000 electronic cigarettes were seized, resulting in a tax loss of 873 million rupees. Forgery methods: Unreported sales, false accounts, multi-layer transactions to cover up tax evasion. Demands: Recovery of losses + equal amount of fine, a total of 1.74 billion rupees, and a request for the maximum prison term for the main responsible persons.
This case has shaken the local market and also reflects that the black market remains active under the ban on electronic cigarette imports.