Three people were arrested for possession of illegal drugs from different parts of Bardiya district.

A team of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, on Tuesday evening, arrested two people from Futaha of Badhaiya Rural Municipality for being in possession of 4 grams of brown sugar.

The team led by APF Sub Inspector Durga Dhungana stationed at the Futaha-based APF post arrested a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old boys.

According to Dhungana, the substances were seized from the individuals after they were checked under suspicion of entering Nepal from India’s Balaigau.

The third individual was arrested from the Nepal-India border in Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality.

A notice issued by Deputy Superintendent of Police Hikmat Bahadur Bohora, spokesperson at Bardiya district police office, stated that 3.780 grams of brown sugar was seized from the 27-year-old Pyuthan resident.