Siraha, October 29
Armed Police Force Nepal (APF) has seized more than 152 kg of marijuana from the border area at Jhanjhpatti in Nawarajpur Rural Municipality-5, Siraha.
The marijuana was seized while being transported from Nepal to India.
According to the APF, a seven-member motorcycle patrol team led by an assistant sub-inspector from the Border Outpost (BOP) Nawarajpur, under the APF Nepal No. 7 Battalion Headquarters in Siraha, recovered the contraband at around midnight on Wednesday.
The patrol team found the marijuana being carried on people’s heads towards India through the border area at Jhanjhpatti. The carriers fled, leaving behind nine sacks of marijuana after spotting the security personnel.
The marijuana had been packed in black plastic and placed inside sacks. The total weight, including the plastic packaging, was 152 kg and 160 grams, the APF said.
According to APF SP Suman Jung Thapa, the process of handing over the seized marijuana to the concerned authority after completing the necessary legal procedures is underway.
