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Two elderly men held for possessing 21 kg hashish
Federal Police Unit Office Nepalgunj have arrested two elderly men after finding 21 kg hashish from their possession.bookmark
Thakur Singh Tharu
Published at : September 8, 2017
Updated at : September 8, 2017 15:43
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Federal Police Unit Office Nepalgunj have arrested two elderly men after finding 21 kg hashish from their possession.
The arrested duo—Murali Ahir, 70, of Dadhuwa Rural Municipality-2, and Pheran Ahir, 54—was made public at a press conference on Friday. Police had raided their houses, after being tipped-off, and recovered the contraband drugs. The drugs were kept at their houses for transportation to India, police said.
Police has suspected that the elderly men were only working as carriers. The market price of the seized hashish is estimated to be around Rs 360,000, police said.
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