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1,122 kg of marijuana found in Udayapur forest, three arrested

Police in Katari, Udayapur district, found 1,122.67 kg of marijuana packed in 52 sacks hidden in Shantiban forest early on 31 August 2026 and arrested three men from Tapli. A Bolero pickup was seized, and police said they suspected the three were transporting the marijuana; investigation was continuing.

🇳🇵 Shantiban forest, Banketar, Katari Municipality-6, Udayapur district · Nepal

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1,122.7 kg

Police in Katari, Udayapur district, seized 1,122.67 kg of marijuana and arrested three people.[1] Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Area Police Office, Katari, searched the Shantiban forest area at around 4 am on Monday.[2] Officers found 52 sacks of marijuana packed in plastic bags and concealed in the jungle.[1] The sacks were hidden at different places in the jungle near a Bolero pickup, Nepal Police headquarters said.[3] Police also seized a Bolero vehicle, registration Ba 16 Cha 5269, from the area.[1] The vehicle was allegedly used to transport the marijuana.[2]

The three were identified as Ram Bahadur Magar, 55, Nek Bahadur Magar, 21, and Prithviraj Magar, 46, all from Dandagaun, Tapli Rural Municipality-1, Udayapur.[1] Police said they suspected the three were the vehicle’s driver and marijuana traffickers.[1] Nepal Police headquarters said the men were arrested with the marijuana and the Bolero, and that further investigation was under way.[3]

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Sources

  1. 1,122 kg of marijuana seized in Udayapur, three arrested. The Himalayan Times, 31 August 2026.
  2. 3 arrested with 1,122.67 kg of marijuana in Udayapur. Onlinekhabar English, 31 August 2026.
  3. कटारी जंगलबाट ११ सय २२ किलो गाँजासहित तीन नियन्त्रणमा. Himal Press, 31 August 2026. In Nepali.

Open questions the AI reported

  • The English reports put the haul at 1,122.67 kg, while Himal Press reported 1,122 kg 67 grams; the report uses 1,122.67 kg.
  • No value was given for the seized marijuana.
  • No charges or court date were reported; police said further investigation was under way.
  • The forest and village are transliterated differently across the reports (Shantiban or Shantivan, Baketar or Banketar).
  • The reports do not say who owned the marijuana or where it was grown.

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