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NewsEradication7 May 2016

Narcotics Control Bureau destroys cannabis on more than 1,100 ropani in Gokarneshwor

The Himalayan Times reported that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and local police destroyed cannabis grown on more than 1,100 ropani of land at Chilaune, Okhreni and Mulkharka in Gokarneshwor Municipality, Kathmandu, and confiscated 1,300 kilograms of marijuana. It quotes DIGP Jaya Bahadur Chand, head of the NCB, as saying that cannabis growing was spreading on the outskirts of the valley and that traffickers were involved in it.

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PlaceGokarneshworKathmanduBagmati ProvinceNepal

AgencyNarcotics Control Bureau; local police

Approximate location27.73, 85.40

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2016-05-07 Eradication Narcotics Control Bureau destroys cannabis on more than 1,100 ropani in Gokarneshwor The Himalayan Times reported that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and local police destroyed cannabis grown on more than 1,100 ropani of land at Chilaune, Okhreni and Mulkharka in Gokarneshwor Municipality, Kathmandu, and confiscated 1,300 kilograms of marijuana. It quotes DIGP Jaya Bahadur Chand, head of the NCB, as saying that cannabis growing was spreading on the outskirts of the valley and that traffickers were involved in it. https://thehimalayantimes.com/ampArticle/157613 Nepal Bagmati Province Kathmandu Gokarneshwor 27° 43' 48.00" N, 85° 24' 0.00" E event site Narcotics Control Bureau; local police