KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 19
Police arrested a 33-year-old man, Yamjit Rai for possession of approximately 1,717 kilograms of marijuana from a road in Rajgadh Rural Municipality-4 of Saptari on Monday night.
A team deployed from the Kalyanpur Area Police Office stopped a tipper truck (Ko.1 Kha 6503) that was en route from Patthargadha to Jhukti for a routine inspection. During the inspection of the vehicle, police discovered the marijuana concealed in 56 sacks inside the vehicle.
Yamjit, the driver, was taken into custody following the discovery.
Police are currently conducting further investigations into the incident.
