JANAKPURDHAM: Police in Dhanusha have arrested two people with 197 grams and 440 milligrams of suspected brown heroin.
The arrests were made this morning based on special information by a joint team from the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Area Police Office, Mahendranagar. The team stopped and searched a motorcycle on the Janakpur-Dhalkebar road section at Naktajhij in Mithila Municipality-2.
The arrested individuals have been identified as 34-year-old Rakesh Chamar of Khariyani Tole in Sabaila Municipality-10 and 27-year-old Sanjit Kumar Ram of Kamalabaripuri-13 in Madhubani district, India, according to District Police Office spokesperson and Deputy Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Khanal.
Police said the suspected brown heroin was found in a black plastic bag belonging to Ram, who was riding pillion on the motorcycle, bearing registration number J9Pa 5697, which was travelling from Janakpur toward Dhalkebar.
DSP Khanal said both suspects are being investigated further. Police suspect they may have been involved in purchasing brown heroin from Madhubani, India, and distributing it in various districts of Madhesh Province.
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