Dhankuta, October 7
Police have recovered 341 kg of marijuana from an SUV that met with an accident in Bhedetar, Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-6, Dhankuta.
The SUV, bearing registration number Ba 13 Cha 6275, was travelling from Dhankuta towards Bhedetar when it crashed. Police reached the site after receiving information about the accident and found the vehicle about 15 metres below the road.
Police said they arrested one person after finding marijuana during a search of the vehicle. According to the District Police Office, Dhankuta, the marijuana had been concealed in sacks inside the vehicle.
The arrested person has been identified as 39-year-old Amit Bishwakarma of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-9, Morang, who currently resides in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-10, Sunsari.
Hemant Bhandari Chhetri, information officer at the District Police Office, Dhankuta, confirmed the arrest.
