Eight People Arrested with Narcotics in a Single Day in Sudurpashchim

May 30, Dhangadhi – Police in the Sudurpashchim region have apprehended eight individuals in possession of various narcotics. The arrests were made mainly across Kailali, Kanchanpur, and Darchula districts, with authorities successfully seizing controlled substances, police officials reported. The breakdown of arrests includes five in Kailali, two in Kanchanpur, and one in Darchula.

In Kailali’s Lamkichuha Municipality-1 area, 24-year-old Kamal Chaudhary was arrested with 230 grams of marijuana. Following a tip-off, the Lamki Police Office team conducted a raid on his residence and recovered the cannabis. Additionally, in Tikapur Municipality-9 Khakraul, 31-year-old Dinesh Shahi was detained with 630 milligrams of a brown heroin-like substance.

In the same area, 21-year-old Khakendra Saud was apprehended carrying 3.02 grams of a brown heroin-like substance, alongside three Nitrosam capsules and eight Spazam capsules, according to police sources. From Bhajani Municipality-6 Visnapur, 20-year-old Prasish Rawat of Janaki Rural Municipality-4, and an 18-year-old minor were arrested with 340 milligrams of a substance similar to brown heroin.

In Kanchanpur’s Laljhadi Rural Municipality-6 Chande, 32-year-old Arjun Dhanuk from Baitadi’s Purchaudi Municipality-8 and 22-year-old Ashish Saud from Punarbas Municipality-2 were arrested with 230 milligrams of a brown heroin-like substance. The motorcycle used by them, bearing the registration number SE 6 P 759, was also seized by the police. In Darchula’s Mahakali Municipality-4 Bangabagar, 31-year-old Santosh Barma Sunar was taken into custody with 11 grams of a substance similar to charas, police said. The detainees are currently held in local police custody as further investigations continue.