JHAPA, July 26: Drug traffickers are increasingly adopting new methods to evade security checks.
A 22-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to enter Nepal from India with brown heroin concealed inside his mouth.
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According to Ranjan Awa, information officer at the District Police Office, Jhapa, police became suspicious of Arman Khan, 22, of Arjundhara Municipality-9, as he entered Nepal on foot from India on Saturday evening.
During a search, police recovered a packet of brown heroin wrapped in plastic hidden inside his mouth.
Police have taken Khan into custody and launched further investigation into the case.
