Police have arrested three people in possession of illegal pharmaceutical drugs from Nawalparasi and Banke districts on Tuesday.

According to the police, Manoj Yadav, 23, and Munni Prasad Kewat of Sarawal Rural Municipality were arrested from Bhanu Nagar in Bardaghat Municipality-8 in Nawalparasi West along with fifty 100ml bottles of Phensedyl, 450 tablets of Nitravet and 80 tablets of Spasmo yesterday morning.

The police found the duo in possession of the contraband during a routine security check.

Likewise, the police arrested another person along with banned pharmaceutical drugs from Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City-15 in Banke district.

Police have informed that Madan Malla, 18, of Mahabu Rural Municipality-3 in Dailekh was arrested for possessing 60 tablets of Nitravet yesterday afternoon.

The police arrested Malla at Jamunah Check Point in the area as he was heading to Nepalgunj from Indian border town of Rupaidiya. The arrestee had hidden the contraband inside a packet of Cumin.