Indian national arrested in Nepal for possessing prescription drug in large quantity

Mangalore Today News Network

Kathmandu, Apr 27, 2026: Police have arrested an Indian national along with a huge amount of contraband drugs from Koshi province of Nepal on Sunday.

Mohmad Sahanewajak, 29, a resident of Bihar, was arrested from Itahari Sub-metropolitan city of Sunsari district along with 50,000 capsules of Tramadol and 9,520 capsules of Dicylomine.

Police said, acting on a tip off, they raided the rented room of the Indian national and recovered the narcotics drugs.

After taking him into custody, police have initiated further investigation into the matter.

The Indian national’s arrest comes a day after a police team on regular patrol arrested 41 individuals from various parts of the country. Among them was a teenager from Kathmandu, along with 130 Tramadol tablets, which are only available by prescription in Nepal, and NPR 68,200 in cash, a local media report said.

Tramadol is an opioid analgesic of the same family of drugs as medications like oxycodone and hydrocodone. But considering its misuse for addiction purpose, it has been declared as a Psychotropic Substance in April, 2018 by the government of India.