Kathmandu: An Indian national was among five people arrested in Nepal in a drug racket in which 472 kgs of drug-making chemicals were seized.
Dilip Pandut, 35, a resident of Raxaul, Bihar was arrested along with four others, police here said.
Police have also seized 472 kg of raw materials and precursor chemical that are used in manufacturing Pseudoephedrine, a highly sophisticated narcotic drug that has a high demand in Asian markets including, India, China, Thailand and Malaysia.
The raw materials are brought from Switzerland, and after mixing it in Nepal the narcotics produced are exported to India, China, Malaysia and Thailand, at high prices, police said.
The police busted the racket on the basis of a tip-off.
Dilip Pandut, 35, a resident of Raxaul, Bihar was arrested along with four others, police here said.
Police have also seized 472 kg of raw materials and precursor chemical that are used in manufacturing Pseudoephedrine, a highly sophisticated narcotic drug that has a high demand in Asian markets including, India, China, Thailand and Malaysia.
The raw materials are brought from Switzerland, and after mixing it in Nepal the narcotics produced are exported to India, China, Malaysia and Thailand, at high prices, police said.
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The police busted the racket on the basis of a tip-off.
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