Police in Pokhara, Kaski district, arrested 29-year-old Amisa Dunggana, operator of Jaladhare Pharmacy at Kalikachok in Pokhara Metropolitan City-26, after recovering a large quantity of banned narcotic tablets from the pharmacy. The District Police Office, Kaski, reported the case, saying the recovery confirmed that the shop was being used as a front for illegal drug trafficking.
Arrest follows drug recovery
The arrest came after police found a large quantity of narcotic tablets at the pharmacy. Dunggana was arrested along with a quantity of the banned tablets, according to the case details reported by the District Police Office, Kaski.
The quantity and specific type of tablets were not stated in the information provided about the case. The report described the recovered drugs as banned narcotic tablets and characterized the amount as large. No further details about the search or the circumstances in which the tablets were found were provided.
Police identified Dunggana as the operator of Jaladhare Pharmacy, located at Kalikachok in Pokhara Metropolitan City-26. The recovery from the premises led authorities to conclude that the pharmacy was being used as a front for illegal drug trafficking, rather than solely as an ordinary retail outlet.
Pharmacy identified as trafficking front
The case draws attention to the use of a pharmacy premises in the alleged drug operation. According to the District Police Office, Kaski, the discovery of the banned tablets at Jaladhare Pharmacy established that the shop was being used to facilitate illegal drug dealing.
The information released about the arrest did not specify how long the alleged activity had been taking place, how the drugs reached the pharmacy, or whether other people were involved. It also did not identify the tablets by name or provide details about their intended destination.
Dunggana, 29, was the only person identified as arrested in the reported case. The available account did not provide information about any charges filed, court proceedings, or further police action. Those details were not stated in the case report described by the District Police Office.
Case reported by Kaski police
The arrest and recovery were reported by the District Police Office, Kaski. The case was covered by Nepali news outlets, including Nepal Press, Nagarik News and Khabarhub. Their reports identified the suspect as the operator of Jaladhare Pharmacy and described the recovery of banned narcotic tablets from the shop.
The known details of the case are limited to the suspect’s identity and age, the pharmacy’s location, the recovery of a large quantity of banned tablets, and the police conclusion that the premises were being used as a front for illegal drug trafficking. Further information about the investigation was not available in the reports summarized here.
