Police in the Thuthibari police-station area of Maharajganj district, on the Indo-Nepal border, stopped a Scorpio near Lohrauli village and arrested a smuggler at the scene.[1][2] Officers found about one quintal, or 100 kg, of ganja — cannabis in dried form — inside the vehicle during the search.[1][2]

One woman smuggler was reported arrested at the scene.[2] Three people were reported to have been in the vehicle allegedly used for the smuggling.[2] There was still no official confirmation about the roles of the other two people or whether they were arrested.[2] Police were investigating the source of the seized ganja and the full smuggling network, including where it was brought from and where it was to be supplied.[2]