KAPILVASTU: Police in Kapilvastu district have arrested 30 individuals for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking since the beginning of the current fiscal year 2083/84. According to the District Police Office, 23 men and seven women have been taken into custody in connection with 15 separate cases filed during this period.
Authorities have seized various illicit substances, including 21 grams and 210 milligrams of brown heroin. The police report also details the seizure of 5.225 kilograms of charas, 10.364 kilograms of opium, and 130 grams of marijuana. Additionally, police confiscated 20 Nitravet tablets, eight Spasmo tablets, and one bottle of codeine syrup.
In a recent operation, police arrested 23-year-old Asmita Bohara from Shivraj Municipality-2, Hallanagar, on the night of the incident. A team deployed from the Chandrata Ward Police Office conducted a search of Bohara’s residence and recovered a substance suspected to be brown heroin. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ripendra Kumar Singh confirmed the arrest and the recovery of the substance.
