Key Takeaways

• Police seize over 1050 kg marijuana in Udayapur
• 940 kg recovered from abandoned pickup van in Chargare
• 22 year old arrested with 110 kg near Saguri Bridge

GHAIGHAT, OCTOBER 12 Police have seized more than 1,050 kg of marijuana from two locations in Udayapur district and arrested a 22-year-old man on charges of drug trafficking. Police also seized a pickup van allegedly used to transport the contraband, according to the District Police Office, Udayapur. In the first incident, police recovered 940.44 kg of marijuana packed in 29 plastic sacks inside a Bolero pickup van (registration number Ba 14 Cha 2255) on the Ranitaar-Beltar inner road in Chargare, Chaudandigadhi Municipality-1, at around 2am on Monday. The vehicle was found abandoned, and police said efforts were underway to identify its owner. In a separate incident on Sunday night, police arrested Bishwaraj Rai, 22, of Tapli Rural Municipality-2, with 110 kg of marijuana near Saguri Bridge in Katari Municipality-6. Police said Rai was allegedly transporting the marijuana from Junglebo along the route from Tintale towards Siraha. He was arrested at around 10:20pm. Police said Rai is in custody and investigations are underway into both cases.