Makawanpur police have arrested 148 people, including drug addicts and dealers, in the current fiscal year.
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The number of drug addicts and dealers has been increasing in most wards of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City.
There are 130 prisoners in Bhimphedi Jail of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City who are drug addicts and traffickers.
In a program organized on Monday, the police have made public the data showing that drug addicts and traffickers are present in most of the wards of the sub-metropolitan city. Out of the 19 wards of Hetauda, the number of drug traffickers and addicts is highest in wards 4, 10, 12, 13 and 15, informed District Police Spokesperson DSP Pushkar Bogati.
In an awareness program on drug control organized by the Bagmati Province Police Office, Hetauda and Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City on Monday, DSP Bogati said that the youth of Hetauda are at high risk due to drug addicts and traffickers.
Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City Mayor Mina Kumari Lama said that the local government will now also invest in drug control. Stating that drug control is not possible by just closing the doors, she said that it can be reduced only by spreading awareness from all sectors.
Makawanpur police have reported that they have seized 1,630 kg of marijuana, 23.5 kg of opium and 180 grams of brown heroin in the current fiscal year. During the same period, data has been made public that 148 people, including drug addicts and dealers, have been arrested.
Makawanpur Chief District Officer Basanta Adhikari said that criminal incidents are also increasing in Hetauda, which is a transit point for drug addicts and dealers.
