4 Indians among 7 held with 30 kg hashish in Nepal

The accused were caught smuggling the drug in the central Nepal's Makawanpur district.
For representational purpose. | File Photo
For representational purpose. | File Photo

KATHMANDU: Four Indians and three Nepalese nationals were arrested today for smuggling 30 kg of 'hashish' from central Nepal's Makawanpur district, police said. 

The seven, carrying bags filled with the contraband, were arrested from a hotel during a raid by security personnel in the district headquarters of Makawanpur, about 110 km south of the national capital Kathmandu, said Raju Aryal, Senior Superintendent of Police. 

Some 30 kg of hashish, a vehicle bearing an Indian registration number, six mobile phones and Rs 33,000 Indian currency were seized from them. 

They said the arrested have been handed to the District Police Office along with the confiscated materials for further investigation. 

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