5,000 kg of cannabis found in two trucks at an Itahari petrol pump
The Armed Police Force seized 158 sacks holding about 5,000 kg of cannabis from two trucks hiding the load under vegetables at the Syarsokali Petrol Pump in Itahari-5, Sunsari. The drivers fled and the load was being weighed before being handed to Sunsari district police.
🇳🇵 Syarsokali Petrol Pump, Itahari-5, Sunsari · Nepal
The Armed Police Force seized 158 sacks holding about 5,000 kg of cannabis from
two trucks parked at the Syarsokali Petrol Pump in Itahari-5, Sunsari.[1]The
larger truck, Na 4 Kha 2901, held 124 sacks and the mini-truck, Ba 5 Kha 1169,
held 34.[2]Both trucks carried vegetables and the sacks of cannabis were
hidden inside the load.[3]APF spokesperson Senior Superintendent Sudhir Jung
Thapa said the 21-member team was led by Armed Police Inspector Ashok Neupane.[2]
The trucks and the cannabis were taken into control and the load was being
weighed ahead of being handed to the District Police Office in Sunsari.[1]The
drivers and helpers of both trucks fled as the police moved in.[3]Police said
they were searching for the men and that further investigation was under way.[3]Thapa said the people involved fled the scene after seeing the police and
were being searched for.[2]
Superintendent of Police Suman Kumar Timilsina of the Sunsari District Police
Office said police had unconfirmed reports of around 5,000 to 6,000 kg of
cannabis being seized from Itahari by the APF.[1]Security sources told The
Rising Nepal that this was the first time such a large quantity, more than 5,000
kg in two trucks, had been hauled in Sunsari.[1]Kenjo Khabar described
trafficking across the border area as rising while police posts were displaced
during the Gen-Z movement, Nepal’s September 2025 protests.[4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Sources give the weight as more than or about 5,000 kg, or about 5,000-6,000 kg in the district police chief's unconfirmed reports; no exact weighed figure was published, so 5,000 kg is used.
The time of the operation is given as about 1:30 am in Takura News and about 1:00 am in Makalu Online; the report uses 1:30 am because Takura News places it before dawn on Sunday.
The incident is dated 14 September 2025, the Sunday night named by Takura News; The Rising Nepal and Takura News were published the next day, while the Kenjo Khabar and Makalu Online versions carry Sunday 14 September dates.
Some accounts say the drivers fled, others the drivers and helpers or anyone involved; no arrests were reported.
No charges, court outcome or owner of the trucks was reported.
The photograph published with The Rising Nepal's report is a 500-pixel thumbnail with no caption naming the scene or a credit, so no photo is linked for this event.
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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.
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