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Three foreigners arrested with 3 kg cocaine
Police arrested three women including one from Philippines and two others from Pakistan with a large quantity of cocaine from Kathmandu.
bookmarkPolice arrested three women including one from Philippines and two others from Pakistan with a large quantity of cocaine from Kathmandu.
Ekantipur Report
Published at : June 9, 2014
Updated at : June 9, 2014 16:32
Police arrested Cristina Abaygar Haro, 37, of Philiphines, and two Pakistani, Louis Arthur,52, and Ayesha Hussain,46, from Kathmandu Metropolis-29 with around three kgs of the narcotic and made them public organising a press conference here on Monday.
The women were arrested on June 6. It is learnt that the price of the cocaine is around Rs. 56 million. Cocaine cost Rs. 20,000 per gram in Nepal.
Police said the preliminary investigation has concluded that the arrested women are only the carrier of the drug.
The women are learnt to have carried the drug via Pakistan to Nepal smuggling it to Nigeria.
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