KAPILVASTU, Aug 24: Police have arrested five women in Krishnanagar while they were allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 15 kg of suspected drugs into India.
A police patrol team stopped and searched the women in the old bus park area of Krishnanagar Municipality-2 as they were heading toward the Indian border.
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Police said they recovered 5.225 kg of a black, wet substance suspected to be hashish and 10 kg of a wet substance suspected to be opium, along with five mobile phones.
The arrested women have been identified as Rajita Rokaya and Bimala Pun of Dang; Panisara Saru and Nansari Gharti Magar of Kapilvastu; and Chuma Lamichhane of Parsa.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Ripendra Kumar Singh of the District Police Office, Kapilvastu, an investigation has been launched against the suspects under drug-related charges.
Police are also testing the seized substances and investigating whether the women were part of a larger smuggling network and whether others were involved.
