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Record Number Of Foreigners In Nepal's Criminal Activities
Nepal´s criminal records show cases of involvement of foreigners in criminal activities have spiked in recent years.
Even a limited amount of processed data indicates the alarming trend. In 2010 alone, the Department of Immigration (DoI) deported 70 foreign nationals.
The year saw cases of deportations increase by 60 percent than the previous year, which saw 43 deportations.
The figure partly covers the number of foreign nationals who committed crimes during the same year. According to Immigration Law 2049 BS, the DoI can deport foreign nationals who violate local laws after the latter serve punishment imposed by the judicial authorities or the DoI itself.
The trend of foreign nationals getting arrested in connection with different crimes has reached a new high in the first two months of this year.
The Metropolitan Police Range Kathmandu (MPRK) alone has 18 foreign nationals including 10 Indian nationals currently in its custody.
Except for a British national being prosecuted on a rape charge and an Indian accused of murder, all are accused of involvement in drug trafficking.
The Narcotic Drug Control Law Enforcement Unit (NCDLEU) has filed cases against 11 of them.
“This is a remarkable increase.
Most noticeable is the variety of crimes the deportees are charged with,” said DOI Director General Narayan Sanjel.
Foreign nationals deported in 2010 were from 22 different countries.
There were 26 deportees who served punishments on drugs smuggling charges and among them some had also overstayed their visas.
Along with the increase in the number of deportations, their crimes were also varied.
Among the 13 Bangladeshis deported in 2010 were also those arrested for operating illegal VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) call by-pass rackets, which caused losses worth millions of rupees to the telecom service providers.
The Bangladeshis had used fake passports to operate their covert activities in Nepal.
In drugs smuggling cases, Pakistani nationals were quite ahead than others.
Thirteen Pakistanis followed by five Chinese were deported in 2010. Europeans were also among those deported last year on the charge of drugs trafficking and overstaying visas.
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