Biratnagar, October 15
Two sisters were arrested after they allegedly attempted to smuggle drugs into Morang District Prison while visiting a relative.
Armed Police Force personnel arrested them after finding drugs concealed in sanitary pads worn as undergarments during a security check at the prison entrance.
According to SP Gehendra Bahadur Bhandari, chief of the Armed Police Force in Morang, the arrested women have been identified as Melina Tamang and Purnima Tamang, residents of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-11 in Sunsari district. SP Bhandari confirmed that they are sisters.
The security team deployed at the main entrance of the prison office in Hatkhola, Biratnagar Metropolitan City-8, took them into custody during a routine check on Thursday afternoon, he said.
“They appeared suspicious during the routine check, and drugs were found during a search,” Bhandari said. “It appeared that they had hidden the tablets and capsules in the sanitary pads they were wearing and attempted to take them inside.”
Police seized a total of 480 drug tablets and capsules from their possession, including 240 green capsules and 240 orange tablets.
Police have not disclosed which relative the sisters had gone to visit inside the prison.
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