Nepal

630 kg marijuana seized from Parsa as smugglers flee

630 kg marijuana seized from Parsa as smugglers flee

By THT Online

Nirmalbasti of Parsa district. Map: Google

KATHMANDU: Police seized around 630 kg marijuana from a forest near the Indo-Nepal border in Nirmalbasti of Parsa district on Saturday night. A group of suspected smugglers, however, managed to flee, police said. The contraband weed was left by the smugglers in the jungle in Motibasti, Nirmalbasti, when they saw a Nepal Army team running after them, police added. After the army team informed about the incident, a police team deployed from the Pokhari Area Police Post had recovered the marijuana. Police said they are looking for the absconding suspects and further investigation is underway.