KATHMANDU: A 25-year-old Madhuwan Municipality-7 resident in Bardiya named Priyanka Shrestha was taken into custody on Sunday morning in Bara. Shrestha was discovered in possession of 8.5 kg of marijuana, and a squad from the Pathlaiya Bara Police Station made the arrest.

The arrest occurred in the Adhabhar forest area of Simra Sub-Metropolitan City-1, Jitpur. DSP Prakash Sapkota, spokesperson for the District Police Office, Bara, reported that an investigation is currently ongoing regarding the drug-related charges against Shrestha.