Kathmandu | Updated: July 13, 2026
Five Indian nationals have been arrested in Nepal’s Pokhara Metropolitan City for allegedly smuggling narcotics, police said on Monday.
According to Nepal Police, the accused were arrested by the Narcotic Drug Control Bureau of Pokhara on Sunday.
Police said the five men were traveling in a car bearing a Uttar Pradesh registration number when they were intercepted.
The arrests were made from the Majuwa area of Pokhara Metropolitan City.
The arrested Indian nationals have been identified as Bikas Kumar, 27, Barjali Paswan, 29, Abhay Kumar Mishra, 33, Pritam Kumar, 33, and Abhishek Kumar Paswan, 25.
All five accused are residents of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Police said around 1,800 ampules of buprenorphine, diazepam, and Phenergan were recovered from the accused.
Investigators also seized 1,800 capsules of Tramadol, a car, and five mobile phones from their possession.
Nepal Police said further investigation into the case has been initiated.
Authorities are probing the source of the narcotics and whether the accused were part of a wider smuggling network.
