Altogether 74 Nepalis and foreign drug smugglers were arrested until November this year, the Narcotic Drugs Control Law Enforcement Unit (NDCLEU) said.
NDCLEU seized 373.70 kgs hashish and 16.445 kgs brown sugar during the period. Hileram Tamang was arrested Monday for attempting to smuggle out to Japan 32.28 grams of hashish concealed in a musical instrument.
Earlier, two other Nepalis were arrested for trying to fly out another 11 kgs of hashish to Japan.