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Three persons nabbed with drugs worth Rs 3 million

Birjung Sept. 19: A team of Zonal Police Office of Narayani has arrested three persons along with drugs worth about Rs. 30 lakh. Legal action has been already initiated against them.According to the police, a 31-year resident of Birgunj Sub-Metropolitan CityGopal Prasad Kurmi was arrested as he was on his way to Raxual carrying drugs including 2,200 sets of Norfin injection in Addarshnagar.On the basis of explanation of Kurmi, police raided godowns and rented houses of Marodiya where they reportedly found a big haul of drugs, which had remained concealed.30- year-old Marodiya was involving in drug business since the past few years.His accomplice, Krishna Prasad Gupta, a resident, Chhapakaiya has also been arrested.The norfin injection costs Rs. 25/- in Ruxual India, which fetches as high as 300/- per set in the markets in Kathmandu. The government has banned this drug, which are openly sold in the shops in the capital.Similarly, goods worth about lakes of rupees smuggled from India were seized yesterday by the armed police team of the revenue. The goods have been handed over Custom Office.Meanwhile, a team of the Armed Police Force (APF) confiscated electronic goods worth approximately Rs. 547,000 smuggled into the country from India in Parsa District on Saturday.The confiscated goods have been handed over to the Birgunj Customs Office for necessary action.A team deputed from the APF Customs Revenue Patrol, Birgunj seized the goods from Inarwa, Naguwa, Adarshanagar areas in Parsa District.