Drug Trafficking Methods Evolve in Nepal
Summary
Drug traffickers in Nepal are using increasingly sophisticated methods, including hidden cargo, ride-sharing apps, courier services and cashless payments, to move brown heroin into the Kathmandu Valley. Police say the network is also exploiting women, minors and differently-abled people as carriers while stepping up surveillance and arrests across the country.
Key Points
- Police say brown heroin traffickers are shifting from traditional smuggling routes to more concealed, technology-based delivery methods in Kathmandu Valley.
- Krishna Yadav and Sabina Adhikari were arrested in a case involving brown heroin hidden in potato sacks and moved from Saptari to Kathmandu.
- The Narcotics Control Bureau says it has arrested 700 brown heroin dealers in the last three and a half months, including 80 foreign nationals.
- Investigators say traffickers are increasingly using ride-sharing, courier services, CCTV, escort vehicles and vulnerable people to evade police detection.
