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Four Indian nationals held with 89 kg hashish

Four Indian nationals held with 89 kg hashish

By Ram Sarraf

Police making public alleged drug smugglers along with seized drugs at DPO, Bara, in Birgunj, on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Photo: Ram Sarraf/THT

  BIRGUNJ: Police arrested four Indian nationals in possession of 89-kilogram hashish from Dryport area in Birgunj Metropolis-25, on Tuesday. Police apprehended the alleged drug smugglers while they were trying to smuggle a huge cache of contraband hiding inside a Bolero jeep (BR28G 2770) via Nepal-India border in Bara district today. District Police Office, Bara, identified the arrestees as Nur Mohammed Hussai of Bisunpur-3, Aslam Alam Sain of Fulbariya-11, Irshad Sain and Sunil Sah of Sitalpati in Motihari district of Bihar state. Meanwhile, further investigation is underway, police said.