SUNSARI, Nov 2: Police have arrested five people and seized more than two quintals of cannabis from two vehicles in Dharan.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team from the District Police Office (DPO), Sunsari, arrested the five suspects with more than 209 kilos of cannabis. Police also seized two Scorpio vehicles carrying the contraband.
Fueling the soul
During the operation to intercept the alleged smugglers, police fired two rounds into the air, according to Chandra Bahadur Khadka, the DPO's information officer.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Ramsagar Kumar Yadav, 24, of Dakneshwori Municipality-10, Saptari; Rajendra Prasad Mandal, 45, of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-1, Saptari; Santosh Thakur, 38, of Bihar, India; Raj Kumar Shah, 59, of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-6; and Amrit Bishunkhe, 21, of Dharan Submetropolis-11.
Khadka said the five suspects, along with the seized cannabis and vehicles, had been taken to the Area Police Office in Dharan for further investigation.
