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Siraha police seize brown sugar, four held

Siraha police seize brown sugar, four held

By Aashish BK

Balakrishna Sah (18) of Golbazaar-6, Manish Shrestha (18), Bimal Kumar Sah (22) and his brother Nilam Kumar Sah (18) of Golbazaar-3 arrested with brown sugar in Siraha district. Photo: Aashish BK / THT

SIRAHA: Four persons were arrested with brown sugar from Golbazaar Municipality of Siraha district. Based on a tip-off, a search operation was conducted by a team of police from Golbazaar-based Area Police Office (APO). The team led by APO chief, Inspector Janak Puri, arrested two persons from Golbazaar Municipality-3 with eight packets of brown sugar. Likewise, on the basis of information provided by the two arrestees, police took in custody two others from Golbazaar Municipality-6 with 73 packets of the illegal drug. The arrestees have been identified as Balakrishna Sah (18) of Golbazaar-6, Manish Shrestha (18), Bimal Kumar Sah (22) and his brother Nilam Kumar Sah (18) of Golbazaar-3, confirmed Inspector Puri. In just a period of five months, 23 persons have been arrested by Golbazaar Police for drug peddling while the investigation continues. Those arrested fall between the age group of 18-30.