Three held with narcotics drugs and illegal foreign currency

The Metropolitan Police Circle Maharajgunj has arrested three persons along with narcotic drug and illegal currency notes of different countries. 

A team mobilized by the Circle apprehended 30-year-old Tirtha Raj Upadhyay of Dhapasi, 35-year-old Dharma Raj Lama of Bouddha and 23-year-old Parag Karki from Sukedhara, Kathmandu Metropolitan City-4 this morning. They were found in possession of narcotics substances and foreign currency notes. 

Police confiscated 10 kilogrammes brown sugar, 10 grammes hashish, two knives and various tools used in taking narcotics drugs while checking the scooter they had been riding. The police also confiscated Rs 473,100 Nepali currency notes, Rs 1,400 Indian currency notes, 20 US Dollars, one bank cheque for Rs 100 thousand of Nepal Bank Limited and a digital camera. 

Similarly, the Metropolitan Police Sector Sankhu arrested 45-year-old Tunuk Dorje Lama of Shankharapur Municipality-4 while carrying two kilogrammes of cannabis. The arrest was made on Sunday. Investigation is underway in all the arrests, police said.