News Summary
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- Four individuals were caught smuggling 3,940 packets of Chinese cigarettes via an ambulance in Rasuwa.
- At the Rasuwa Gadhi border, 24-year-old Vikas Tamang was arrested coming into Nepal from Kerung with illegal drugs.
- The police have stated that necessary investigations are ongoing against those involved in these incidents.
March 20, Rasuwa – Four people have been arrested for smuggling cigarettes and narcotics using an ambulance.
They misused an ambulance owned by the Gatalang Health Post, located in Chodingmo Rural Municipality-3, to transport Chinese cigarettes destined for Kathmandu.
Posing as patients, the suspects were traveling towards Kathmandu when the Nepal Police stopped and inspected the ambulance at the Betrawati Security Checkpoint, recovering 3,940 packs of Chinese cigarettes, according to the Rasuwa District Police Office.
Police Inspector and Information Officer Ramesh Rai identified the arrested as the ambulance driver, 43-year-old Dawanurpu Tamang from Gatalang; 27-year-old Markus Tamang from the same rural municipality ward 5; 32-year-old Sushil Tamang; and 36-year-old Sunita Tamang.
In another case, 24-year-old Vikas Tamang from Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-5 was apprehended at the Rasuwa Gadhi border crossing while coming from Kerung towards Nepal carrying illegal substances.
Authorities seized 2 grams of black charas and seven yellow and five orange capsules of narcotics from him. The police have confirmed that investigations are ongoing into all individuals involved in these cases. RAS
