Kailali. Dhangadhi: Police have arrested a hotel owner with 5.69 kg of hashish from a hotel at Milanchowk of Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City-2.

Ram Bohara, a resident of Bungal Municipality-8 in Bajhang and currently the owner of Jairam Hotel and Lodge Restaurant in Dhangadhi-2, was arrested with the charas, said District Police Office, Kailali Police Inspector Lokraj Joshi.

According to him, Bohara was taken into custody as he was found to be charas during a check at his hotel for suspicion. Similarly, four persons were arrested from different parts of the district with four grams of 90 mg of brown heroin, said Police Inspector Joshi. They have been kept in the custody of this office for necessary action and further investigation is underway.