Eight arrested in possession of brown sugar from Koteshwor

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Nepal Police have arrested eight people in possession of brown heroin (Brown sugar) from Koteshwor, Kathmandu Metropolitan-32. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Navraj Adhikari at the District Police Range, Kathmandu, a team deployed from the Police Sector in Koteshwor recovered 33.76 grams of brown sugar from them. 

The arrestees are 27-year-old Rafis Awale, 19-year-old Risaf Shrestha, 21-year-old Ramon Rai, 33-year-old Amit Kumar Chaudhary, 36-year-old Pramod Rai, 28-year-old Mehrman Bhujel, 27-year-old Timpal Tamang, and 29-year-old Bhim Kumar Chemjong. 

The police also recovered eight Tramadol tablets and Rs. 55,000 in cash from the arrestees. The Police Circle in New Baneshwor is conducting further investigation.