Police seize 231.8 kg of marijuana from a pit in the Balan River
Police in Saptari recovered 231.8 kg of marijuana from a pit dug in the middle of the Balan River on the Siraha border, acting on a tip-off. No one was found at the site, and the investigation is continuing.
🇳🇵 Balan River, Balan Bihul Rural Municipality-4, Saptari · Nepal
Police in Saptari recovered 231.8 kg of marijuana from the Balan River at Balan
Bihul Rural Municipality-4.[1]The marijuana was hidden in a pit dug in the
middle of the river.[1]The Balan River lies on the border between Siraha and
Saptari districts.[1]
The load was packed in seven sacks.[2]No one was found at the site where the
marijuana had been hidden.[1]
The District Police Office, Siraha, described the material as suspected
marijuana.[1]Siraha police chief Superintendent of Police Basudev Pathak said
smugglers had been using river routes to transport marijuana to India.[1]Police said further investigation into the seizure was underway.[2]The
Central Police News Room put the seizure at approximately 231 kg.[2]
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Sacks of marijuana recovered from a pit in the middle of the Balan River. Photo: Online KhabarPhoto details
The seized weight is reported as 231 kg and as 231 kg 800 g; the report uses the 231.8 kg figure given by Nepal Views.
The marijuana is described only as suspected marijuana, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No one was found at the site, and no arrests, charges or court outcome have been reported.
The same police briefing reported five separate drug arrests in Morang, Sunsari and Banke, a different roundup left out of this report.
Online Khabar names a police post at Thadi in Siraha alongside the Belhi post in Saptari for the joint search team.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Nepal Views: Acting on a tip-off that marijuana had been concealed in the river, police searched the area around 1 am.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Online Khabar: Online Khabar dates the search to around 1 am on Wednesday night.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Online Khabar: A joint police team from the Area Police Office in Lahan, Siraha, and the Belhi police post in Saptari, coordinating with an Armed Police Force Nepal border outpost at Belhi, made the recovery.
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