Sunsari police seized around 2,566 kg of marijuana hidden in a vegetable-laden truck during a vehicle check at Sakhuwa Gachhi Chowk in Inaruwa Municipality-3 late on Sunday night.[1][2] Officers found 83 sacks of marijuana concealed among sacks of vegetables in the truck, registration Na 7 Kha 1825, travelling west from eastern Nepal.[1][2]

Driver Raju Rai, 33, of Shahidbhumi Rural Municipality-2 in Dhankuta, and his 18-year-old assistant Sandeep Rai were arrested while allegedly trying to transport the consignment.[1][2] District police chief Pushparaj Malla said the truck, the marijuana and both suspects were in custody, with both suspects held at the Sunsari District Police Office as police probe the suspected trafficking route and possible involvement of others.[1][2]