KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Police have arrested a pharmacy owner in Pokhara on drug-related charges after seizing a large quantity of controlled medicines from her pharmacy.
Amisa Dhungana, 29, owner of Jaldhare Pharmacy at Kalika Chowk in Ward 26 of Pokhara Metropolitan City, was arrested after police seized four types of drugs from the premises.
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According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Birendra Kumar Paswan, information officer at the Kaski District Police Office, a team from Shishuwa Police Station raided the pharmacy on Wednesday following information about drug trafficking.
Police seized 6,400 tablets of Codep P (codeine), 450 pregabalin tablets, 150 lorazepam tablets and 160 chlordiazepoxide tablets during the search.
“The seizure of such a large quantity of drugs from a pharmacy that operates to sell and distribute medicines highlights the need for effective regulation and monitoring of the sale, distribution and use of medicines,” DSP Paswan said.
Police said further investigation into the case was underway.
Drug trafficking through pharmacies has also been reported in Pokhara in the past, with police taking pharmacy operators into custody and initiating legal action.