News:2026-08-05/Trafficking/two-indian-nationals-arrested-at-kathmandu-bus-park-with-5-5-kg-of-cannabis-carried-from-thailand

5 August 2026

Trafficking

Nepal · Bagmati Province · Kathmandu · Gongabu

Two Indian nationals arrested at Kathmandu bus park with 5.5 kg of cannabis carried from Thailand

A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two Indian nationals, aged 43 and 32, at the New Buspark in Gongabu, Kathmandu, on 5 August 2026. Police recovered 5 kg of cannabis brought from Thailand from the older man. The pair had come to collect the consignment in a vehicle with Uttar Pradesh plates driven from Ludhiana; when officers pursued it the driver and another occupant abandoned it on the Prithvi Highway at Kanakot in Dhading, where a further half kilogram was found hidden under the seats. SP Durga Raj Regmi said the bureau's investigation indicates cannabis smuggled from Thailand into Kathmandu moves onward to India in Indian-plated vehicles. Two absconding suspects are being sought. Reported by Ratopati on 6 August 2026.

https://english.ratopati.com/story/73428/two-arrested-for-smuggling-thai-marijuana-in-indian-vehicle Source

2026-08-05 Trafficking Two Indian nationals arrested at Kathmandu bus park with 5.5 kg of cannabis carried from Thailand A team from the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two Indian nationals, aged 43 and 32, at the New Buspark in Gongabu, Kathmandu, on 5 August 2026. Police recovered 5 kg of cannabis brought from Thailand from the older man. The pair had come to collect the consignment in a vehicle with Uttar Pradesh plates driven from Ludhiana; when officers pursued it the driver and another occupant abandoned it on the Prithvi Highway at Kanakot in Dhading, where a further half kilogram was found hidden under the seats. SP Durga Raj Regmi said the bureau's investigation indicates cannabis smuggled from Thailand into Kathmandu moves onward to India in Indian-plated vehicles. Two absconding suspects are being sought. Reported by Ratopati on 6 August 2026. https://english.ratopati.com/story/73428/two-arrested-for-smuggling-thai-marijuana-in-indian-vehicle https://npcdn.ratopati.com/media/news/untitled-1 IPTwNVtLvn.jpg Nepal Bagmati Province Kathmandu Gongabu 27° 43' 48.00" N, 85° 18' 36.00" E Narcotics Control Bureau