INARUWA: Police arrested two women and a man along with banned drugs from an auto-rickshaw stand in Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-6 in Sunsari district last night.

The arrested have been identified as Sangita Chaudhary (30) of Mahendra Chok, Inaruwa-4, Sunita Chaudhary (35) of Sakhuwagachhi and Gautam Gurung (31) of Jagriti Tole, Itahari-4,

Acting on a tip-off, a police team checked the trio and seized 950 files of nitrosun (Nitrazepam) tablets from their possession at the auto-rickshaw stand last night, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Narayan Prasad Chimoriya at the District Police Office, Sunsari.

Further investigation into the case was underway, added Chimoriya.