KATHMANDU: Police have arrested 16 individuals from various locations across seven districts for possession of illegal drugs on Sunday. In Dang, authorities apprehended 22-year-old Sagar Chaudhary and 25-year-old Shishir Chaudhary in Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-10 with 1.4 grams of a substance resembling brown sugar. The suspects were traveling on a motorcycle when they were detained.
In Kailali, police arrested 31-year-old Tanka Raj Bhatta and 26-year-old Khagendra Nath in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-2 with 3.096 grams of suspected brown sugar. Meanwhile, in Kanchanpur, 26-year-old Ram Janam Chaudhary and one other person were caught in Belauri Municipality-7 with 4.74 grams of substance resembling heroin. Additionally, 21-year-old Dikshit Saud was arrested in Bhimdutt Municipality-11 with 87 tablets of Tapentadol.
In Bhaktapur, police intercepted a vehicle traveling from Khotang to Kathmandu in Suryabinayak Municipality-8 and seized 10 kilograms of marijuana. The driver, 30-year-old Debindra Rai, was taken into custody. In Jhapa, police arrested 30-year-old Anish Gurung and 21-year-old Regina Tolangi in Barhadashi Rural Municipality-5 with 840 milligrams of suspected brown sugar. Furthermore, four individuals-Dik Kumar Koirala, Sujan Khawas, Padam Rai, and Purna Bahadur Rai-were arrested in Arjundhara Municipality-6 with 1.17 grams of similar substances.
In Bardiya, police arrested 21-year-old Sandesh Rana Magar and one other person in Gulariya Municipality-11 with 560 milligrams of suspected brown sugar. They were intercepted while entering Nepal from India on foot.
