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Two boys arrested for burglary

Changjiji CPC arrested two boys for robbing two houses on 3 February from Changjiji colony. Both the boys are school dropouts and are 17 years old. One is from Mongar while the other one from Tsirang. From one house, they stole a canon camera, coronation coins and some dollars while …

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Accidents down due to alcohol tester machines

Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA) in Bhutan are mainly caused by human error which includes unsafe overtaking, loss of control, use of mobile phones, unsafe reversing and tailgating. The second highest cause of MVA is driving under influence of alcohol. There is an increase in the number of violation on drink …

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Two men in Phuntsholing arrested for possession of drugs

Phuentsholing police arrested two men from Centennial Hotel, Phuentsholing on 16th February at around 10:30 pm. They were arrested based upon the information given by the informer. The two men were arrested in possession of 1,414 capsules of Spasmoproxyvon (Sp), 119 tablets of N10, 9 bottles of Corex and 9 …

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3 persons detained for possession of brown sugar

Two men were arrested by the Thimphu police for abusing brown sugar in their parked car on February 15 at around 22:10hrs from Zilukha, Thimphu. They were found in possession of 17.34 gms of brown sugar at the time of arrest. Both the suspects are 28 years old. One of …

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Rural areas hit by youth-related crimes

The good news shared by the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) recently was that the overall crime rate in Bhutan showed a decrease, in every crime category. However, a disturbing trend in the police records show that the youth-related crime is on the rise. Much of crime committed by the youth …

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