Dhangadhi, October 26
A man was arrested in Bajhang with 5.5 kilograms of a substance suspected to be hashish, police said. The arrested individual has been identified as 30-year-old Katak Japrel of Durgathali Rural Municipality-5.
According to police, he was arrested along the Jaipathivi Highway at Bagthala Bazaar in Bitthadchir Rural Municipality-8.
Police said the suspected hashish was discovered during a search of a bus travelling from Chainpur to Dhangadhi on Sunday evening at around 5:30 pm. The substance had been concealed in a black bag inside the bus’s rear luggage compartment.
The bus, bearing registration number Sudurpashchim Province 01-001 Kha 4211, was stopped for inspection when police found the substance.
According to police, the substance weighed 5.450 kilograms including the plastic packaging and 5.195 kilograms net.
Japrel has been taken into custody and kept at the temporary police post in Bagthala. Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.
