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Now, they smuggle fuel from Nepal and earn more than their wages in Punjab.“The administration is not serious about checking cross-border fuel smuggling,” said Md Issa of Amouna village.Interestingly, authorities feigned ignorance about the illegal activity. MOTIHARI/SITAMARHI/ARARIA: People in the bordering areas are getting their vehicle tanks filled with petrol and diesel in Nepal because of lower prices compared to Bihar . “Fuel smuggling to India has been so high that it can pose a big challenge for NOC in maintaining normal supply in Nepal,” Sushil said.People of the bordering districts in Bihar also admit the manifold increase in smuggling of petroleum products from Nepal since prices started soaring last week. Deputy commissioner of customs at Raxaul, Santosh Kumar, said he had no information about petroleum products smuggling from Nepal through identified roads or check-posts on the border.When contacted, East Champaran SP Umesh Kumar Sharma also said the same. Sources said a number of unemployed persons have started smuggling fuel and earning Rs500 to Rs1,000 per day.Ajay Patel, owner of a petrol pump at Bhelwa near Raxaul said: “Petrol pump dealers in East Champaran are facing a tough time as our sales have gone down drastically in the last one month due to fuel smuggling from Nepal..