Abandoned truck yields 1,504.61 kg of marijuana in Ilam
Police checking a truck at Bhanjyang in Ilam Municipality-9 on the evening of 22 September 2026 found about 1,504.61 kg of marijuana in 41 sacks after the driver fled. No arrests were reported and police say the driver is being sought.
On Tuesday evening a team from Golakhark Police Post tried to check truck
number Na. 4 Kha 8996 at Bhanjyang in Ilam Municipality-9, and the driver fled,
leaving the vehicle behind.[1][2]A search of the abandoned truck found about
1,504 kg and 610 grams of marijuana packed in 41 sacks.[1][2]
Police say they are searching for the absconding driver and have opened an
investigation into the seizure.[1][2]The reports name no arrests and give no
origin or destination for the consignment.[1][2]The English page notes it was
automatically translated by AI and may contain errors.[1]
Case data
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Police in Udayapur recovered 2,820.5 kg of marijuana packed in 85 sacks hidden in a field at Tilitle in Belaka Municipality-7. No suspects were found at the site and the consignment is held at the Area Police Office in Rampur while police investigate.
Armed Police Force officers found nine sacks of ganja being carried towards the Indian border at Jhajpatti in Siraha around midnight on 29 October 2026. The carriers fled, leaving 152.16 kg of cannabis, plastic wrapping included, which was handed over for legal action.
An Armed Police Force team from the Nocha border outpost stopped a vegetable-laden pickup bound for India at Ramchowk, Jahada-4, around 11 PM on Saturday 10 October 2026. The driver fled; hidden among chayote and cabbage were 19 packets holding 570 kg of marijuana.
