Nepal becomes key transit hub for watermelon seeds smuggling into India
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026
KATHMANDU: Nepal is increasingly being used as a transit route for smuggling watermelon kernels into India, with traders exploiting low customs tariffs on agricultural imports to bring in large ...
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