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Crime
Rajasthan Police Lure Wanted Drug Trafficker from Kathmandu to Bihar Border
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 11 Oct 2026, 08:32 AM
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Rajasthan police orchestrated a cross‑border sting that lured a wanted drug trafficker from a temple in Kathmandu to the Bihar border, where he was intercepted.
The Rajasthan Police Department announced that it had successfully lured a wanted drug trafficker from a temple in Kathmandu to the Bihar border as part of a joint operation with Indian and Nepalese authorities.
The operation, which began on a Sunday, involved a covert team that posed as traders and used a pre‑arranged meeting to lure the suspect into a controlled area.
When the trafficker reached the border, a joint patrol of Rajasthan and Bihar police intercepted him and seized a cache of narcotics.
The incident underscores the growing cooperation between Indian states and Nepal in tackling cross‑border drug trafficking and is expected to deter future smuggling attempts.
The operation, which began on a Sunday, involved a covert team that posed as traders and used a pre‑arranged meeting to lure the suspect into a controlled area.
When the trafficker reached the border, a joint patrol of Rajasthan and Bihar police intercepted him and seized a cache of narcotics.
The incident underscores the growing cooperation between Indian states and Nepal in tackling cross‑border drug trafficking and is expected to deter future smuggling attempts.