Kathmandu : Police have arrested two women from Thawang Gaonpalika-2 of Rolpa district along with opium. Among the arrested are 36 year old Bina Jyoti Roka and 45 year old Muli Jhakri of Thawang-2.
A police team led by Inspector Shankar Khadka arrested them from Cherlawang in Thawang on Monday. According to the District Police Office, Rolpa, 9 kg and 82 grams of opium was recovered from Bina Jyoti and Muli Jhakri. It is said that the opium smuggling gang my have used the women as porters by carrying ladies bags to the side.
Police have recovered 4 kg 935 grams of drugs from an embroidered side bag carried by Jyoti Roka and 4 kg 885 grams of drugs from a red side bag carried by Muli Jhakri. According to the District Police Office, Rolpa, the court has extended the time limit in the drug case and further investigation is underway.