Five busted with drugs from Jhapa, Morang

KATHMANDU: The Eastern Regional Police Office has said that it busted five persons in possession of illegal drugs from Jhapa and Morang districts on Tuesday.

Police arrested Najarul Khan, a resident of Mechinagar Municipality-1, Jhapa with 2.8 grams of brown sugar hidden in his slippers from Kakadbhitta border in Jhapa.

Security personnel also detained Hansa Raj Limbu of Letang-7 in Morang, Saparaj Ansari and Rehaman Ansari of Devanganj-5, Sunsari, and Kailash Kamat of Biratnagar-7 from Tankisunuwari and Biratnagar of Morang district.

Police seized various narcotic drugs and injections from them.

All the five detainees have been kept in police custody for further investigation, informed police.