Four arrested with heroin in Jhapa

Police arrested four persons in possession of 9.3 grams of heroin from Jhapa district on Monday afternoon.

The arrested have been identified as Bibek Limbu (24) and Saurav Rai (22), both local residents of Baluwathan in Gauradaha Municipality-5 and Bikram Rai (31) and Khagendra Sawa Limbu alias 'James' (37), both residents of Damak Municipality-6.

The police also seized Rs 514,300 and recovered 5.23 grams of heroin from Bikram and Khagendra's house while searching their room at Chulachuli Rural Municipality-4 in Ilam district.

Similarly, police arrested a youth in possession of 60 milligrams of heroin from Dhodhara Chadani Municipality-4 in Kanchanpur district on Monday afternoon.

The arrested has been identified as Prabin Singh (24), a local resident of Bhimdutt Municipality-6 in the district.

He was riding on a motorcycle with vehicle registration number MA 1 PA 8235. Security personnel deployed from the Dhodhara-based Area Police Office nabbed Singh with the substance during a routine vehicle check.

Meanwhile, police in Parsa district arrested two persons in possession of 40 kilograms of marijuana from Gaadi in Paterwasugauli Rural Municipality-2 on Monday night.

The arrested have been identified as Somlal Praja (19) and Bir Bahadur Praja (39), both local residents of Raksirang Rural Municipality-2 in Makawanpur district.

Paterwasugauli-based Area Police Office nabbed them with the substance during a routine check.

Similarly, police on Monday evening arrested a youth in possession of 500 milligrams of heroin from Ratnaapur in Gulariya Municipality-2 in Bardiya district.

The arrested has been identified as Umesh Mallaha (20), a local resident of the same place in the municipality.

Bardiya-based District Police Office personnel nabbed Mallaha with the substance during a routine check.

Further investigation into the cases is underway, informed the police.