Kathmandu, Oct. 23 -- Police arrested a Chinese national and a Nepali woman from ward 2 of Nagarjun Municipality in Kathmandu on Tuesday night for possessing illegal cash and gold-like metal.

According to police, the arrested are 38-year-old Chinese national Ziao Gang and 22-year-old Rojina Sunar from ward 2 of Nilkantha Municipality in Dhading, who were staying at a rented flat in the house of Sarita Maharjan.

During a search of their room around 11:30pm, police recovered Rs 6.98 million in cash and ornaments resembling gold, including two necklaces, two pairs of earrings, four bangles, three rings, a nose ring, and a headpiece. Police also seized four iPhones, a MacBook, another mobile phone, and a BYD car.

Both suspects are being he...