Two held with 1,636 kg of marijuana in two Ilam-bound trucks at Buddhashanti
The Armed Police Force intercepted two trucks on the Mechi Highway at Buddhashanti-4, Jhapa, on 21 March 2025 and seized 1,636 kg of marijuana in 57 bags being carried from Ilam toward Jhapa. Mahesh Rai of Shahidbhumi-4, Dhankuta, and Ganga Bahadur Basnet, 37, of Maijogmai-2, Ilam, were arrested with the trucks, Rs 87,880 cash and five mobiles.
🇳🇵 Buddhashanti-4, Mechi Highway, Jhapa · Nepal
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 1,636 kg
The Armed Police Force arrested two people from Jhapa in possession of
1,636 kg of marijuana, taking them under control with two trucks used to
carry the banned drugs on the Mechi Highway in Buddhashanti rural
municipality-4.[1][2]
The APF team seized the marijuana from trucks Ko 1 Kha 5001 and Pra 1-02-002
Kha 0584 heading toward Jhapa from Ilam on Friday, according to APF
Superintendent Bikram Humagain; the arrested were Mahesh Rai of Shahidbhumi
municipality-4 in Dhankuta and Ganga Bahadur Basnet, 37, of Maijogmai rural
municipality-2 in Ilam.[1][2]
The trucks held 57 bags of marijuana, and police also seized Rs 87,880 in
cash and five mobile telephone sets from the accused; the men, marijuana and
trucks were handed to the Jhapa District Police Office for necessary action.[1][2]
Sources
- Two arrested with 1,600 kgs of marijuana. Radio Nepal, 22 March 2025. In English.
- Two arrested with 1,600 kgs of marijuana. Corporate Samachar, 22 March 2025. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- Whether the two were remanded or the Ilam-side sourcing network was traced after handover to Jhapa district police was not reported.