Seven arrested in Kanchanpur, including two teenage girls; 3.24 grams of heroin seized

Dhangadhi: Seven people, including two teenage girls, were arrested in Kanchanpur in a single day for their alleged involvement in brown heroin possession.

According to the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, a joint team comprising personnel from the Narcotics Control Bureau’s Dhangadhi branch in Kailali and the Parasan and Bagphanta police posts arrested the seven individuals.

Those arrested include 22-year-old Manish Rana, 22-year-old Shrawan Rana, and 24-year-old Rohit Rana, all residents of Laljhadi Rural Municipality-1. The others are 34-year-old Lachhu Rana, 27-year-old Balram Rana, 18-year-old Laxmi Rana, and 18-year-old Anushka Rana, all from Bhimdatta Municipality-19.

Police said they seized 2.75 grams of brown heroin from Laljhadi Rural Municipality-1 and 490 milligrams from Bhimdatta Municipality-19. The total quantity of the seized narcotic substance was 3.240 grams.