Nepal, Feb. 20 -- Police have arrested 16 individuals from different parts of the country on charges of drug possession.

According to the Central Police News Desk, two people were arrested from Jhapa, one from Morang, three from Siraha, three from Kaski, three from Banke, two from Kailali and two from Makwanpur.

Police recovered brown heroin and various types of restricted medicines that cannot be bought or sold without a doctor's prescription from the suspects. The arrests were made during routine security patrols on Wednesday and Thursday.

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