Drug Abuse Incidents Increasing in Sudurpashchim Province

Dhangadhi. Drug abuse incidents are on the rise in Sudurpashchim. In the fiscal year 2082/083, 1,146 people were arrested in drug-related crimes. Among them, 493 are youths who have passed SEE.

According to the Sudurpashchim Province Police Office, during that period, 403 people with basic literacy, 207 who passed grade 12, and 43 who studied above grade 12 were arrested in drug-related crimes.