KATHMANDU: Police in Udayapur have seized approximately 1,200 kilograms of marijuana and arrested two individuals over a 36-hour period. Authorities confiscated the narcotics along with two Bolero vehicles from three separate locations across the district.
According to the District Police Office, Udayapur, the seizures occurred between Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 in the Belka, Chaudandigadhi, and Katari municipalities. During a vehicle inspection at Deurali in Belka Municipality-5, police discovered 159.4 kilograms of marijuana hidden inside sacks of rice husk within a pickup truck, registered as Province 1-02-002 Ch 5290. The driver, 28-year-old Pashupati Safi of Saptakoshi Municipality-8, Saptari, was taken into custody.
In a separate incident at Chaudandigadhi Municipality-1, police found 940.44 kilograms of marijuana packed in 29 sacks inside a parked Bolero jeep, registered as Ba 14 Ch 2255. The vehicle was found abandoned, and police are currently investigating the whereabouts of the driver and others involved in the transport.
Additionally, 22-year-old Bishwaraj Rai of Tapli Rural Municipality-2 was arrested in the forest of Sanghuri Khola, Katari Municipality-6, while allegedly transporting 100 kilograms of marijuana from Udayapur toward Siraha. The seized narcotics and vehicles have been transferred to local police offices, where further investigations are underway.
