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Police arrest four in Sunsari with more than 915 kg of marijuanaसुनसरीमा ९१५ किलोभन्दा बढी गाँजासहित चार जना पक्राउ

Reporting through 19 October 2026 (Nepal time).

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The District Police Office Sunsari said four people were arrested on 18 October after police recovered 915 kg 680 g of marijuana from a house at Gyanodaya Tole in Inaruwa Municipality-4. Those arrested were detained on accusations of transporting, selling and distributing marijuana.

Police said they are being held at the District Police Office Sunsari while further investigation continues.

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The District Police Office Sunsari said four people were arrested on 18 October after police recovered 915 kg 680 g of marijuana from a house at Gyanodaya Tole in Inaruwa Municipality-4.

  • Police searched the house of local resident Bulbul Yadav, near the Hanuman temple, after receiving information that marijuana was being sold and distributed there.
  • Police named those arrested as house owner Bulbul Yadav, 36, Santosh Yadav, 23, and Ashish Yadav, 30, of Inaruwa Municipality, and Kundan Yadav, 22, of Duhabi Municipality.
  • Hemraj Oli, assistant information officer at the District Police Office Sunsari, said the marijuana was recovered while preparations were under way to take it across the Indian border during the festival season, evading police.

How police found the marijuana

Police searched the house of local resident Bulbul Yadav, near the Hanuman temple, after receiving information that marijuana was being sold and distributed there. The marijuana was found hidden in a room of the house.

Who was arrested

Police named those arrested as house owner Bulbul Yadav, 36, Santosh Yadav, 23, and Ashish Yadav, 30, of Inaruwa Municipality, and Kundan Yadav, 22, of Duhabi Municipality. Police also took a motorcycle into control along with the marijuana.

Where police say it was headed

Hemraj Oli, assistant information officer at the District Police Office Sunsari, said the marijuana was recovered while preparations were under way to take it across the Indian border during the festival season, evading police. Locals say marijuana grown in Dhankuta is taken through Sunsari to the Indian market.

Based on reporting by Annapurna Post, Nepal Press and Online Khabar. Sources differ slightly on the timing.

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