SUNSARI: Police have arrested two people with 2,566 kg of marijuana in Inaruwa, Sunsari.
A truck (Na 7 Kha 1825) travelling from east to west was stopped and searched at Sakhuwagachhi Chowk in Inaruwa Municipality-3 last night. Police seized 83 sacks containing marijuana from the truck, according to District Police Office Chief Pushparaj Malla.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Raju Rai, 33, and Sandeep Rai, 18, of Sahidbhumi Rural Municipality-2. Police said they were transporting the marijuana concealed in a truck carrying cabbage.
The two have been detained at the District Police Office, Sunsari, for further investigation, police said.
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