KATHMANDU, April 5: Police have seized drugs from an ambulance with an Indian number plate in Bagmati Rural Municipality-3 in Lalitpur.
According to Superintendent of Police SP) Narhari Regmi at the District Police Range, Lalitpur, the ambulance (BR 05PA 0421), which was traveling from Makwanpur to Kathmandu via Kanti Lokpath, was found to be carrying drugs.
Regmi stated that during a routine check at Bhattedanda, 94,080 tramadol tablets were seized from the ambulance. He said that some individuals involved in the drug trafficking have been arrested.
Ambulance with spotted deer caught by police
The recovered drugs include 45,000 capsules of Tramadol Hydrochloride Capsules IP TRAMANIL and 40,080 capsules of Tramadol Hydrochloride Capsules IP 50 mg TRAMAN.
During the operation, four Indian nationals were arrested including Samir Alam, 20 from Dumariya, Mahottari, Bihar, India; Mohammad Munna Ansari,32, from Raja Bazar, Bihar; Norjal Khan, 19, from Palanwa, Bihar and the vehicle driver Mohammad Umar Siddiqui, 22 from Khesra, Bihar,.
The driver, Siddiqui, attempted to flee the scene but was apprehended shortly afterward. According to the police, a total of six individuals, including 2 minors, were involved in the case.
The police have handed over the suspects and the seized materials to the Narcotics Control Bureau in Lalitpur for further investigation.
