KATHMANDU: Police have arrested two men in possession of a large quantity of tramadol capsules, a prescription-only medication, at Pharping bus park in Dakshinkali Municipality-5. The suspects were intercepted while transporting the controlled substance into the capital.
According to the Pharping area police office, the arrest was made during a vehicle inspection of a car traveling from Birgunj to Kathmandu. Authorities seized 72,080 tramadol capsules from the vehicle. The individuals in custody have been identified as 27-year-old Sudip Patel from Kalaiya Sub-metropolitan City-23 in Bara and 27-year-old Sunil Sahani from Birgunj Metropolitan City-17. Police have seized the medication and launched an investigation into the incident.
