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3.7 kg marijuana seized from Kathmandu-bound bus at Naagdhunga

3.7 kg marijuana seized from Kathmandu-bound bus at Naagdhunga

By THT Online

Marijuana packets confiscated by police from a youth in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Photo: MPCD

KATHMANDU: Police on Saturday arrested two persons in possession of 3.7 kg marijuana from a bus coming to Kathmandu from Dhading on Saturday. Security personnel had found the contraband on the passenger bus (Ba 3 Kha 827) during a security check at Naagdhunga, Chandragiri Municipality-3 of Kathmandu today. Police subsequently arrested the duo who were possessing the drug. Meanwhile, two youth were arrested in possession of an illegal drug, weighing 200 gram, from Naya Baneshwor, KMC-34 on Friday. The arrestees have been identified as Ram Krishna Tamang (22) from Nuwakot and Dipendra Gamal (23) from Makawanpur. Police are looking into both the cases.