DHANKUTA, Feb 25: Police have arrested a man on allegation of smuggling marijuana in an ambulance on Sunday.
Ambulance driver Jayadev Chel, 48, a local resident of Biratnagar-12, was nabbed after police recovered marijuana in the ambulance he drove.
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The ambulance vehicle with registration number (Me 1 Cha 2032) was en route from Dhankuta to Dharan when the police found 52 kilograms of marijuana during a routine check.
The police had been monitoring the situation after receiving information that marijuana was being transported in an ambulance.
According to Dhankuta Police, further investigation is underway.
