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#12662516

21 August 2025

The entrance of Nakkhu Prison in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 20, 2025, is where the former Home Minister and founder of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is held on charges of scamming and embezzling millions of rupees through a cooperative scam. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and founder of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars for the cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662512

21 August 2025

Santosh Pariyar, Chief Whip of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), reaches the Nakkhu Prison in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 20, 2025, to meet party founder Rabi Lamichhane. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and founder of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars on a cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662513

21 August 2025

A Nepal Armed Police personnel peeks through a peephole at the gate of the Nakkhu Prison in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 20, 2025, following the visit of former Prime Minister and CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to meet Rabi Lamichhane. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and Founder of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars on a cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane has not disclosed the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662514

21 August 2025

Santosh Pariyar, Chief Whip of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), reaches the Nakkhu Prison in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 20, 2025, to meet party founder Rabi Lamichhane. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and founder of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars on a cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662515

21 August 2025

Santosh Pariyar, Chief Whip of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), reaches the Nakkhu Prison in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 20, 2025, to meet party founder Rabi Lamichhane. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and founder of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars on a cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662517

21 August 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, reaches the Nakkhu prison to meet Rabi Lamichhane, who is arrested in a cooperative scam on August 20, 2025. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and Founder of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars for the cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662523

21 August 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, reaches the Nakkhu prison to meet Rabi Lamichhane, who is arrested in a cooperative scam on August 20, 2025. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and Founder of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars for the cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662529

21 August 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, reaches the Nakkhu prison to meet Rabi Lamichhane, who is arrested in a cooperative scam on August 20, 2025. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and Founder of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars for the cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662530

21 August 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, reaches the Nakkhu prison to meet Rabi Lamichhane, who is arrested in a cooperative scam on August 20, 2025. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and Founder of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars for the cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12662531

21 August 2025

Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of CPN-Maoist Center, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, reaches the Nakkhu prison to meet Rabi Lamichhane, who is arrested in a cooperative scam on August 20, 2025. Lamichhane, the former Home Minister and Founder of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is kept behind bars for the cooperative scam. Cases are filed against Lamichhane in Butwal (Supreme Cooperative), Kaski (Suryadarshan Cooperative), Chitwan (Sahara Cooperative), Kathmandu (Swarnalaxmi Cooperative), and Parsa (Sano Paila Cooperative). In all the districts, Lamichhane is accused of diverting deposits to Gorkha Media Network, which ran the now-defunct Galaxy 4K Television. Lamichhane is arrested from his party office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 18, 2024, by a team from the Central Investigation Bureau on charges of organized crime and misappropriation of cooperative funds. He is accused of illegally amassing millions of rupees from thousands of savers. The case also alleges that Lamichhane does not disclose the source of NRs 278,944,705, which is considered to be of illicit origin.

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#12611771

3 August 2025

An illegal waste dump exists in the urban periphery of Cerignola, Italy. The editorial image depicts a large heap of illegally dumped garbage, including plastic, household waste, and furniture, in an open area on the outskirts of Cerignola, Apulia, Italy. In the background, an abandoned building highlights urban decay. The photo reflects the severe issue of illegal dumping and waste mismanagement in Southern Italy. This occurs in Cerignola, Italy, on July 8, 2025.

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#12538935

9 July 2025

An addict's hand receives packages of crystal meth chunks at a location in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on June 21, 2025.

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#12505607

26 June 2025

Indian school children, along with others, take part in an awareness rally against the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Siliguri, India, on June 26, 2025.

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#12487470

19 June 2025

A bale of tobacco confiscated by the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is displayed before the press conference of Amelie de Montchalin, French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance in Paris, France, on June 19, 2025.

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#12487471

19 June 2025

A pulpit that says ''Presentation of the Operation Colbert III Results'' is displayed before the press conference of Amelie de Montchalin, French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2025.

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#12487472

19 June 2025

Amelie de Montchalin, French Minister attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for public accounts, speaks during the press conference on the results of Operation Colbert III as part of the national action plan to combat illicit tobacco trafficking, at the Ministry of Finance, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2025.

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