243 Gold Bars Found on Thailand Airplane
Associated Press
BANGKOK, Thailand —
Thai Airways International is investigating the discovery of 243 small gold bars, weighing 99.4 pounds, aboard one of its jets in Nepal, the airline said Monday.
Nepalese customs officials found the gold Saturday when searching the plane after it landed in Katmandu from Bangkok, an airline statement said.
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