News:2026-09-01/Trafficking/apf-seizes-60-kg-of-marijuana-from-a-vehicle-bearing-an-eye-hospital-sticker-in-biratnagar

News record1 September 2026Trafficking

APF seizes 60 kg of marijuana from a vehicle bearing an eye-hospital sticker in Biratnagar

Desh Sanchar reported that an Armed Police Force team in Morang seized 60 kg of marijuana from a Maruti vehicle carrying a Divya Jyoti Hospital sticker in the Daraiyabasti area of Biratnagar on the night of Tuesday 1 September 2026, and that the driver was being sought. According to the report, the sticker was found to have been removed and reattached after the vehicle was handed to the Area Police Office in Rani, and a 24-hour written explanation was demanded from the station's chief police inspector; Morang police chief SP Kavita Katwal said the matter was being taken seriously. The hospital's director said the vehicle was not the hospital's and that the sticker may have been applied during promotional activities some years earlier.

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Date1 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryNepal

State / provinceKoshi Province

District / areaMorang

LocalityBiratnagar

AgencyArmed Police Force

Coordinates26.45, 87.28

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-09-01 Trafficking APF seizes 60 kg of marijuana from a vehicle bearing an eye-hospital sticker in Biratnagar Desh Sanchar reported that an Armed Police Force team in Morang seized 60 kg of marijuana from a Maruti vehicle carrying a Divya Jyoti Hospital sticker in the Daraiyabasti area of Biratnagar on the night of Tuesday 1 September 2026, and that the driver was being sought. According to the report, the sticker was found to have been removed and reattached after the vehicle was handed to the Area Police Office in Rani, and a 24-hour written explanation was demanded from the station's chief police inspector; Morang police chief SP Kavita Katwal said the matter was being taken seriously. The hospital's director said the vehicle was not the hospital's and that the sticker may have been applied during promotional activities some years earlier. https://english.deshsanchar.com/police-under-scrutiny-after-marijuana-found-in-eye-hospital-vehicle/ https://englishassets.deshsanchar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/03065953/IMG 1329.jpeg Nepal Koshi Province Morang Biratnagar 26° 27' 0.00" N, 87° 16' 48.00" E Armed Police Force