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21 sty 2023 · Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) registered a total of 3,499 criminal cases in 2022. The top five crimes reported in 2022 are offence of substance abuse, battery, larceny, burglary and deceptive practice. Battery recorded the highest with 778 cases followed by offence of substance abuse with 604 cases.
22 mar 2024 · From January to mid-March 2024, the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) registered 352 cases related to drug abuse and arrested 628 individuals. From the 628 arrests, 533 individuals have been sent for deaddiction treatment and 92 individuals are under police custody, charged for illegal trafficking.
Thimphu police arrested an 11-year-old boy and other 43 people in last three weeks for alleged substance abuse, illegal sale of insolvents and illicit trafficking of controlled substances.
19 mar 2023 · The Royal Bhutan Police arrested almost 4500 people last year. According to the RBP’s statistical yearbook, last year saw a record number of arrests made. Substance abuse and battery were the highest offence reported.
Bhutan is a source and transit country for human trafficking. [8] Women are trafficked from Bhutan to other countries for commercial sexual exploitation. But Bhutan is not a destination country; women from other nations are not trafficked into Bhutan. [8] In April 2002, Bhutan suffered a wave of crime. [7]
16 paź 2023 · The Facts: Capital: Thimphu. Area: 14,824 sq mi (38,394 sq km). Population: ~ 770,388. Largest cities: Thimphu, Phuntsholing, Paro, Gelephu, Samdrup Jongkhar, Wangdue Phodrang, Punakha, Jakar, Nganglam, Samtse. Official language: Dzongkha. Currency: Ngultrum (BTN).
3 kwi 2020 · Seven Bhutanese were arrested in the last three days for visiting Tokura Village in neighboring Assam, located half a kilometer below the Gelegphu- Sarpang highway. Police and surveillance teams caught them in three separate incidents.
