Kathmandu, Nov 1: Police have arrested 13 people in separate drug-related operations across seven districts, seizing suspected brown sugar, controlled medicines, cash and a motorcycle.
According to the Central Police Newsroom, the arrests were made on Friday and Saturday in Kathmandu, Jhapa, Parsa, Kailali, Lamjung, Sunsari and Bardiya.
In Kathmandu, three people were arrested from Chuchepati and Jadibuti with a combined 10.99 grams of a substance suspected to be brown sugar. One of them, a 39-year-old Chhiring Sherpa of Sindhupalchok, was also carrying Rs 20,200 in cash.
In Jhapa, two men, aged 24 and 25, were arrested in Khayarbarhi with 1.95 grams of suspected brown sugar.
Police in Parsa arrested 20-year-old Nima Lama Sherpa of Dhading from the Birgunj bus park with 84 ampoules of controlled medicines, including diazepam, Phenergan and buprenorphine.
In Kailali, three people were arrested in separate operations in Dhangadhi and Bhajani. One was found with 127 milligrams of suspected brown sugar, while two others were carrying 1.05 grams. Police also seized a motorcycle used by one of the suspects.
In Lamjung, 30-year-old Sujan Tamang was arrested in Besisahar with 30 ampoules of controlled medicines, including diazepam, buprenorphine and Phenergan.
Similarly, two men were arrested in Sunsari with 2.17 grams of suspected brown sugar. They were identified as Deepak Pariyar, 34, of Sunsari and Bal Bahadur Thapa, 32, of Udayapur.
In Bardiya, police arrested 21-year-old Sushil Pariyar of Banke near the Karnali Bridge with 2.71 grams of suspected brown sugar.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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