Police arrested eight people in drug-related cases at various locations across Nepal, including Kathmandu, Rupandehi and Rukum East, the Central News Room of Nepal Police reported on Saturday morning. The arrests involved a brown-sugar-like substance in Kathmandu, several medicines in Rupandehi and marijuana in Rukum East. Police provided details of two arrests at Nagdhunga in Chandragiri Municipality-2, including the name and home address of one of those detained.
Arrests at Nagdhunga in Kathmandu
Two people were arrested at Nagdhunga, in Chandragiri Municipality-2 of Kathmandu, with 1 gram and 70 milligrams of a substance described as brown-sugar-like, according to the police report. Among those arrested was 23-year-old Jibraj Basnet, a resident of Birgunj Metropolitan City-6 in Parsa district.
The report identified the substance by its appearance as brown-sugar-like. It did not provide further details about the second person arrested at Nagdhunga or specify the circumstances of the arrests. The amount reported by police was 1 gram 70 milligrams in total; no additional quantity was given in the information released.
Separate cases in Rupandehi and Rukum East
Police also reported one arrest in Rupandehi involving buprenorphine, phenergan and diazepam. The information provided did not name the person arrested, give the quantity of the medicines or identify the precise location within the district.
Other arrests were reported in Rukum East, where police said people were detained with marijuana. The Central News Room’s summary did not specify the number of people arrested there, the quantity seized or the exact location. Across the reported cases, police said eight people were arrested in total.
Police report details
The arrests were reported by the Central News Room of Nepal Police on Saturday morning. The cases were recorded at different locations rather than as a single incident, with the reported substances varying by district: a brown-sugar-like substance in Kathmandu, buprenorphine, phenergan and diazepam in Rupandehi, and marijuana in Rukum East.
The police information available in the report does not give further details about the identities of those arrested outside the named Kathmandu case, or describe any subsequent legal proceedings. It also does not state whether the substances were connected to one another. The announcement therefore outlines the locations and substances involved while leaving those details unspecified.
