KATHMANDU - Nepal Police on Friday detained two Chinese nationals on charge of possessing excessive amount of China's currency Yuan.

Yo Linglin and Yong Yang were held at Dolalghat--a town close to Chinese border ?along Arniko Highway that connects Kathmandu with its northern neighbor when they were heading towards Khasa, a Chinese market bordering Nepal, police said.

Both were carrying the Chinese currency worth more than $6,000 and they ?have been taken to Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) for further questioning, ?Kavre District Police Office said. ?

"Two Chinese nationals have been detained for interrogation after they were found possessing 37,600 Yuan in cash," Tilak Bahadur Karki of the DRI told Xinhua over ?telephone. "A probe into the matter has been initiated," he said.

Under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act of Nepal, foreigners must declare if they were carrying money exceeding $2,000 to and from Nepal. Those failing to do so may have to go through interrogation for further legal actions.