विमानस्थलबाट करिब २२ करोड बराबराको लागुऔषधसहित भारतीय नागरिक पक्राउ

In English

Indian national arrested with drugs worth approximately Rs 220 million at airport

Police have stated that 52-year-old Revraj Tigare, a resident of Pune, Maharashtra, India, who arrived in Kathmandu from Thailand on Saturday, has been taken into custody with narcotics. He was detained by a team deployed from the Drug Control Bureau branch office at Tribhuvan International Airport in Gocharan. Bureau spokesperson Durgaraj Regmi informed that white heroin was found hidden in packets of sesame and cat food inside his luggage during a check. Police investigation has revealed that he transported narcotics from Laos to Nepal on November 4, 2025, via air, and from Nepal to India on February 26, 2026, via land. He has also been seen visiting Zimbabwe, Sudan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Cambodia, in addition to Laos. SP Regmi informed that during the investigation, it was revealed that he is a key figure in an international narcotics trafficking network. Under the Narcotics Control Act 2033, legal provisions exist for a sentence of 15 years to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500,000 to Rs 2.5 million against him.

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