At about 11 p.m. on 8 September 2026, a joint Nepal Police and Armed Police Force checkpoint team stopped truck Na 4 Kha 527 on the Koshi Highway at Phedi in Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-7, Dhankuta.[1][2] The truck was travelling from Dhankuta towards Bhedetar, but its driver jumped out and fled when signalled to stop.[1][2]
After the vehicle was searched, police found 1,240.6 kg of marijuana concealed inside and measured the load at the District Police Office in Dhankuta.[1][2] The truck and marijuana were taken into custody, and police began searching for the driver.[1][2]
Onlinekhabar reported that the Armed Police Force Nepal team from the Disaster Management Base at Mulghat called in the Nepal Police Mulghat post after the driver’s behaviour raised suspicion.[2] The Himalayan Times identified the display photograph as supplied by Nepal Police.[1] Police said they intensified checkpoint surveillance on the Dhankuta section of the Koshi Highway while the investigation continued.[1][2]
