KATHMANDU: Police have arrested 21 individuals across various districts in Nepal for possession of illegal controlled substances. The arrests were made during special operations conducted on Saturday and Sunday.
In Kathmandu, two men, Ganesh Shrestha and Anis KC, were arrested in Kageshwori Manohara-4 with 1,310 tablets of Tramadol and Rs 42,598 in cash. Separately, Jonam Lama was apprehended at Nagdhunga with 14.28 grams of heroin while travelling on a bus from Kakarbhitta.
In Parsa, police arrested Amit Darji and Deepak Pariyar in Birgunj-16 with 42.72 grams of heroin. Meanwhile, in Sunsari, three individuals identified as Rabin Chaudhary, Tarjan Chaudhary, and Sahadin Hussein were held in Inaruwa-4 with 9.57 grams of brown sugar. Additionally, Sijan Majhi and Saroj Majhi were arrested in Barahakshetra-11 with 300 tablets of Tramadol.
In Banke, three people, including Pawan Gandharva, were arrested in Nepalgunj-10 with 4.04 grams of brown sugar. In Kailali, authorities detained nine individuals across different locations, including Tikapur, Lamkichuha, and Dhangadhi, seizing various quantities of heroin and brown sugar. Among those arrested were Prakash Chaudhary, Purna Bahadur Chand, Shankar Deuwa, Tanak Awasthi, Raju Bista, Ashish Bhatta, and Akash Rana.
In Kanchanpur, Ramkrishna Baral was arrested in Bhimdatt-11 with 1.8 grams of heroin. Police stated that investigations into all cases are currently underway at the respective district offices.
