Police arrested three people in possession of brown sugar from ward 16 of Birgunj Metropolitan City.

According to the District Police Office in Parsa, Rajbali Mahato and Manohar Mahato of the same ward and Awadhesh Prasad Patel of Parwanipur in neighbouring Bara district were held in possession of 100 grams of brown sugar.

The suspects were made public on Wednesday.

The police personnel had frisked the suspects after finding their behaviour suspicious. Detailed investigation is underway, said police.