KATHMANDU: Five individuals were arrested in Dharan, Sunsari, while loading 210 kilograms of marijuana into two Scorpio vehicles. Police took the suspects into custody at approximately 3 a.m. on Monday in Chyan-danda, Dharan Sub-metropolitan City-20.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team arrived at the scene and discovered marijuana being loaded into vehicles with registration numbers Ba 1 Cha 5038 and Ko 1 Cha 8182. During the operation, the suspects attempted to flee, prompting officers to fire two warning shots into the air to bring the situation under control. Police seized approximately 210 kilograms of marijuana packed in eight separate bundles from the two vehicles.
The arrested individuals include 24-year-old Ramsagar Kumar Yadav, 45-year-old Rajendra Prasad Mandal, and 59-year-old Rajkumar Shah from Saptari. Also detained were 38-year-old Santosh Thakur, a resident of Madhubani, Bihar, India, and 21-year-old Amrit Bishunkhe from Dharan-11. According to police, Yadav was identified as the driver of the vehicle registered as Ba 1 Cha 5038, while Shah was driving the vehicle registered as Ko 1 Cha 8182. Authorities are currently conducting further investigations into the incident.
