Nov 02, Kathmandu - Police arrested two men with brown sugar in Banganga Municipality, Kapilvastu, on Saturday after officers fired two warning shots when the suspects tried to flee, authorities said.

A joint team from the Pipara Area Police Office and the Narcotics Control Bureau in Bhairahawa raided the Radha Krishna snack shop in Rajapani, Ward 3, at around 2 p.m., following a tip-off about drug dealing.

Those arrested were identified as 26-year-old Salauddin Musalman of Kapilvastu Municipality–11 and 29-year-old Umesh Tharu of Banganga Municipality–6, according to Kapilvastu District Police Chief Superintendent Manohar Bhatt.

Police said the two attempted to escape when officers moved to search and detain them. Deputy Inspector Sagar Bhattarai of the Narcotics Control Bureau then fired two rounds into the air from his Beretta pistol, after which officers apprehended them.

Officers recovered 24 grams and 180 milligrams of brown sugar from a black plastic bag the men were carrying, and a further 4 grams and 640 milligrams from beneath the seat of the Indian-registered motorcycle they had used. Police said the total pure weight was 28 grams and 820 milligrams.

The district police office said further investigation is underway.