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Five arrested with 209 kg of marijuana in Dharan

Khabarhub •
November 02, 2026 • 06:34:57 AM
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SUNSARI: Police have arrested five people with 209 kilograms and 420 grams of marijuana in Chyandanda, Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20. According to the District Police Office, Sunsari, a police team launched an operation following a special tip-off that marijuana was being transported in two Scorpio vehicles. The suspects were arrested with the contraband, which was loaded […]

Five arrested with 209 kg of marijuana in Dharan

Scorpio vehicles being seized by police in Dharan/RSS

SUNSARI: Police have arrested five people with 209 kilograms and 420 grams of marijuana in Chyandanda, Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20.

According to the District Police Office, Sunsari, a police team launched an operation following a special tip-off that marijuana was being transported in two Scorpio vehicles. The suspects were arrested with the contraband, which was loaded into the two vehicles.

Police fired two rounds into the air after the suspects attempted to evade them before taking them into custody, said Chandra Bahadur Khadka, Information Officer at the District Police Office.

Those arrested have been identified as Ramsagar Kumar Yadav, 24, of Dakneshwari Municipality-10, Saptari; Rajendra Prasad Mandal, 45, of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-1; Santosh Thakur, 38, of Madhubani district, Bihar, India; Rajkumar Sah, 59, of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-6, Saptari; and Amrit Bishungkhe, 21, of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-11.

Police also seized the two Scorpio vehicles bearing registration numbers Ba 1 Cha 5038 and Ko 1 Cha 8182, Information Officer Khadka said. All five suspects, along with the seized marijuana and vehicles, have been taken to the Area Police Office in Dharan for further investigation, police said.

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