Sunsari: Three people have been apprehended with 2,100 kilograms of cannabis from the Dharan-Tarahara road in Itahari sub-metropolis in Sunsari. Police found them with a huge cache of contraband this morning as they were traveling in a truck bearing the number plate Na.5 Kha 6116.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the police confiscated 70 bags of cannabis hidden among the sacks loaded with vegetables such as cabbage and potatoes inside the vehicle, which was bound for Itahari from Dharan. Superintendent of Police Suman Kumar Timalsina provided this information.
The arrested individuals include the driver, Rajendra Rai, 32, from Shahidbhumi rural municipality-6, Dhankuta, and Sunil Rai, 33, and Suman Rai, 34, both from Barahakshetra municipality-9, Sunsari. The Itahari Police Office has launched an investigation into the case under the Narcotics Act, SP Timalsina confirmed.