372 drug peddlers arrested in 10 months The District Police Office, Jhapa has arrested 372 drug peddlers in the past ten months. This also includes drug abusers, who were arrested from various parts of the district. Nepal 18 May, 2024
3045 drug peddlers arrested in 6 months Among them, 3,450 drug users, peddlers, and individuals involved in drug-related crimes were arrested in the first six months of the current financial year. Kathmandu 05 Feb, 2024
EDITORIAL: Drug menace One reason why Nepal is becoming a transit hub for drug smugglers is because there is no death penalty for it. Opinion 31 Aug, 2021
Nepal becoming transit hub for drug peddlers The Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested three members of an international drug racket within a week-long covert investigation named ‘Operation Coke II’. Nepal 30 Aug, 2021
Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis World 13 Aug, 2021
EDITORIAL: Vaccines arrive We need to procure more vaccines using our own resources, either at the G2G level or directly from vaccine-producing firm(s) India-gifted one million doses of COVID vaccines, developed by Oxford University/AstraZeneca and manufactured by Pune-based... 22 Jan, 2021
Two held with illegal drugs in Parsa SIMARA: Police on Tuesday arrested two persons in possession of a huge cache of controlled pharmaceutical drugs from Birgunj Metropolitan-15 in Parsa district. The Area Police Office, Simara, identified two alleged drug peddlers as Jitendra... Travel 10 Mar, 2020
Increasing number of youths under influence of drugs in Far-West DHANGADHI: The business hub of Sudurpaschim Province, Dhangadhi, has become the centre of drug trafficking and a transit point for drug peddlers. District Police Office, Kailali stated that illegal drugs easily enter Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City... Travel 28 Dec, 2019
Two held with 7.5 kg hashish in Dhading DHADING: Police arrested two persons in possession of 7.5-kilogram hashish at Malekhu in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality-3 of Dhading district, on Friday. According to the District Police Office, Dhading, two alleged drug pedallers--Krishna... Travel 01 Nov, 2019
Trafficking of children high at border areas: Report KATHMANDU: Most children are found trafficked from the districts sharing the border with India. According to the National Child Rights Council, it is found that children are trafficked especially from Banke, Sarlahi, Kanchanpur, Saptari, Siraha,... Travel 05 Oct, 2019
Three persons held with huge cache of drugs Kathmandu, September 19 The Narcotics Control Bureau has rounded up three Indian nationals with a huge cache of controlled pharmaceutical drugs they were smuggling into Nepal. Acting on an intelligence input, a special team deployed by the NCB... Horoscopes 20 Sep, 2019
Drug smuggling, abuse on the rise Kathmandu, May 6 Cases of illegal drug dealings and abuse are increasing at an alarming rate across the country. In the first four months of the current fiscal, police arrested 2,010 persons on the charge of drug smuggling and drug abuse from... Horoscopes 07 May, 2019