Narcotics Control Bureau Arrests 10 with 559 Grams of Heroin

Kathmandu. The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested 10 people with 559 grams of brown heroin from various places in the country. 

They were arrested during special operations conducted by the Bureau's Koteshwor office and its subordinate branch offices in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, and Surkhet on Baishakh 28 and 29.  

In addition to narcotics, the police have also recovered one digital scale and Rs 1,663,550 in cash from them.

The Koteshwor Narcotics Control Bureau team arrested Bharat Ojha, 31, of Bajhang, Gopi Katuwal, 36, of Dolakha, and Mangal Ram, 34, of Bihar, India, with 49 grams of brown heroin. Similarly, a joint team of the Thankot branch of the Bureau and Thankot Police Circle took Ganga Rai, 34, of Jhapa, and Gautam KC, 36, of Sindhupalchok, into custody with 197 grams of brown heroin.

A team deployed from the Nepalgunj branch arrested two Indian citizens with 280 grams of brown heroin, informed Bureau spokesperson and Superintendent of Police Durgaraj Regmi. Those arrested are Tejendra Kumar, 35, and Vijay Singh, 20, of Uttar Pradesh, India.  

The Pokhara branch arrested Rubina Khatun, 22, residing in Kaski, with 30 grams of brown heroin, Rs 1,148,000 in cash, and a digital scale. Likewise, the Surkhet branch arrested Prashant Sunar, 20, and Akendra Bahadur Sunar, 48, of Birendranagar, with 3 grams of brown heroin and Rs 515,550 in cash.  

The police stated that all those arrested have been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau and, in the case of those outside the Kathmandu Valley, to the respective district police offices for further investigation. The Bureau has mentioned that further investigation is underway regarding the network and sources of those involved in the trade.