KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Police have arrested four individuals for smuggling illegal drugs from a hotel located in Lalitpur. They were arrested in possession of a Kukhuri.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Sabina Maharjhan, 29, Samit Rajbansi, 29, - both residents of Sanagaun, Mahalaxmi Municipality-6, Lalitpur - Amal Pokhrel, 29, of Mahalaxmi-9 and Padam Lama, 35, of Godawari Municipality-5.
Drugstore operator arrested for selling illegal drugs
Among the arrested, Maharjhan and Rajbansi are the owners of the hotel. Police arrested four people along with drugs from the cafe, based on the information provided by a person who was previously arrested on the charge of consuming drugs.
A team of the District Police Range, Lalitpur arrested them from Chiyachu Cafe Tabaa located at Timalsina Chowk, Mahalaxmi-1 at around 5:30 PM on Sunday.
Nareshraj Subedi, Superintendent of Police (SP) and spokesperson for the District Police Range, said that police recovered tramadol 70 tablets and a khukuri from them.