According to SP Pitambar Adhikary at the CIB, the arrested Chinese nationals were involved in smuggling the controlled drugs to China and many other countries from Nepal. [break]
“The trio has been sent to Baneswor-based Narcotic Drugs Control Bureau for further investigation,” Adhikary told Republica Online.
The police have identified them as; Yang Chengquan (45), Yang Muchang (41) and Zheng Xu Ming (43), who hail from Fujian of China.
In a statement on Wednesday, the CIB said that the arrested Chinese nationals might serve jail for two to 10 years and fined up to Rs 2 million in accordance with the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033, if found guilty.
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