Bhadrapur: Mechi Zonal Custom Office has held goods equivalent to Rs. 4,266,019 during the period from Poush, 2056 to end of Chait.

The goods which were held at the time of smuggling to and from the country include vehicular spare parts, electrical appliances, cotton fabric, light vehicles and food items.

A patrolling team comprising custom officials and police has been constituted to discourage evasion of custom duty and clamp down the trend of illegal import and export, chief of custom office Deepak Kharel said.