Nepal, July 1 -- Police have seized around 1,074 kilograms of cannabis and arrested four individuals from Kailash Rural Municipality-5, Katahare, in Makwanpur.

According to the source within the police, the cannabis was recovered from the house of the ward chairperson. However, authorities have not disclosed the chairperson's name. His son, however, has been arrested and handed over to Makwanpur police.

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Those arrested include 73-year-old Hari Bahadur Waiba, 48-year-old Baddhi Bahadur Pakhrin, 34-year-old Arun Gole, and 19-year-old Rajendra Lama, all residents of the same area.

A joint team from the Narcotics Control Bureau, Koteshwor, and the Area Police Office in Pal...