Kathmandu, November 2
Police arrested five people with around 210 kilograms of marijuana after firing two warning shots at Chyandanda in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20, Sunsari.
The arrests were made at around 3 am on Monday while the marijuana was being loaded into two SUVs.
According to police, they fired two rounds into the air after the suspects attempted to flee with the contraband, bringing all five under control.
Acting on a tip-off, police searched the two SUVs bearing registration numbers Ba 1 Cha 5038 and Ko 1 Cha 8182 and found around 210 kilograms of marijuana packed in eight bundles.
Those arrested have been identified as 24-year-old Ramasagar Kumar Yadav of Dakneshwori Municipality-10, Saptari; 45-year-old Rajendra Prasad Mandal of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-1, Saptari; and 38-year-old Santosh Thakur of Madhubani district in Bihar, India.
The other two are 59-year-old Rajkumar Shah of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-6, Saptari, and 21-year-old Amrit Bishungkhé of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-11, Sunsari.
Police said Yadav was driving the SUV bearing registration number Ba 1 Cha 5038, while Shah was driving the other jeep, Ko 1 Cha 8182.
Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.
