KATHMANDU, March 10: Nepal Police have arrested 14 individuals across the country for possession of illegal drugs on Monday.
Among those arrested was Gaurab Pun Magar of Madhuwan Municipality–7, Shukrabasti, nabbed from Gulariya Municipality–11, Ganeshpur in Bardiya. In Jhapa, Laxman Rajbanshi of Kamal Rural Municipality–6 was taken into custody from Guwabari, Kamal Rural Municipality–6.
Police arrest 14 individuals with drugs from various parts of N...
In Sunsari, police arrested James Rai of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City–18 and Siddhartha Chaudhary of Itahari–17 from Inaruwa Municipality–4. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old youth from Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City–7, Dadapatu, was caught in Tulsipur–5, Dang.
In Makwanpur, Shant Singh Lama of Raksirang Rural Municipality–6, Dhusrang, and Santbir Moktan of Raksirang Raksirang–2 were arrested from Simapani in Manahari Rural Municipality–8.
Kailali also saw multiple arrests. Pratik Chaudhary of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City–2, Baiyabehedi, along with Bibek Chaudhary (Dhangadhi–19), Namraj Baraili (Dhangadhi–12, Jugeda), and Chhatra Bahadur BK were caught with drugs at Dhami Chowk in Dhangadhi–19. Ramesh Darlami Magar of Janaki Rural Municipality–2, Paragipur, was apprehended from Amauri in Lamkichuha Municipality–1.
In Banke, Gobinda Sunar of Siddhanagar, Kohalpur Municipality–11, was taken into custody, while Sunil Kamar of Shantiban, Pokhara Metropolitan City–9, was arrested in Kaski.
Nepal Police said investigations into the cases are ongoing, and further action will be taken against those involved.