Aug 15, Kathmandu- Police have arrested five people with illegal drugs from Surkhet, Siraha, Dang and Parsa. The police have arrested two persons with 47 grams and 620 milligrams of brown sugar from Bhairawasthan, Birendranagar municipality-4 in Surkhet. Among those arrested are 37-year-old Kiran Giri and his wife Sarala Shahi Thapa, 26, who live in the same place. They were arrested by the police on Sunday.

Police arrested 25-year-old Surendra Kumar Mahara of Golbazar Municipality-5 with 30 tablets of the drug Nitrate from Aurhi Rural Municipality-1 Hanumanchowk in Siraha on Sunday. Surendra, who was riding a motorcycle coming from India to Nepal, was arrested by the police from Harkati police station after finding drugs in his possession.

50-year-old Parbati Khatri, a resident of Tulsipur sub-metropolitan city-16 South Kururia of Dang, was arrested by the police on Sunday with 5 kilograms of marijuana. The police deputed from the Malwar and Tulsipur area police offices searched his house and found the marijuana hidden in a bag and arrested her.

The police have arrested one person with 120 tablets of controlled drug Nitrate from 16 Rajatjayanti Chowk, Birgunj Metropolitan City of Parsa.

The arrested person is 25-year-old Ashish Shahi of Kavrepalanchok Panchkhaal Municipality-10. He was arrested by the police on Sunday evening. 

A joint team deployed from Ward Police Office Birta Parsa and Narcotics Control Bureau Birganj found the drug in Asish's possession and arrested him.