Two foreigners held with cocaine

Published On: August 14, 2024 08:15 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Nepal Police have arrested two foreign nationals in possession of one kilogram and 400 grams of cocaine.

A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau of Nepal Police held Zuma Abdulla Maji, a Tanzanian and K Juchobeni Tasopoi, an Indian, on the charge of being involved in trafficking the narcotic substance. The police made them public today.

The Bureau's team confiscated 80 capsules of cocaine concealed inside a bag belonging to the Tanzanian national Zuma who has been staying in a hotel at New Baneshwar, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-10.

The Indian citizen was arrested when Zuma was selling him the cocaine, said Deputy Inspector General Dan Bahadur Karki, the Spokesman for Nepal Police.

According to the Bureau, the price of the confiscated cocaine is around Rs 38.7 million in the black market.

Police said investigation is underway against the two arrested persons for narcotic drugs trafficking, extending their judicial remand with the permission of the District Court, Kathmandu.

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