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News record15 September 2026Trafficking

Nepal's Narcotics Control Bureau arrests three with 3 kg of Thai marijuana at Sorakhutte in Kathmandu

Ratopati reported on 15 September 2026 that the Narcotics Control Bureau of Nepal Police had arrested three people at Sorakhutte, Kathmandu, with marijuana brought from Thailand. According to SSP Subas Bohora of the bureau, a 29-year-old Myanmar national who had flown to Kathmandu on a Cathay Pacific flight from Vietnam via Hong Kong was followed from the airport on Bhadra 28 in the Nepali calendar and arrested at Sorakhutte, and the 3 kg of marijuana she carried was recovered. Two Indian nationals from Uttar Pradesh were arrested when they came to her hotel to collect it. Investigators quoted in the report said the marijuana would have been worth 12 million rupees had it reached India.

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Date15 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryNepal

State / provinceBagmati Province

District / areaKathmandu

LocalitySorakhutte

AgencyNarcotics Control Bureau (Nepal Police)

Coordinates27.71, 85.32

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-09-15 Trafficking Nepal's Narcotics Control Bureau arrests three with 3 kg of Thai marijuana at Sorakhutte in Kathmandu Ratopati reported on 15 September 2026 that the Narcotics Control Bureau of Nepal Police had arrested three people at Sorakhutte, Kathmandu, with marijuana brought from Thailand. According to SSP Subas Bohora of the bureau, a 29-year-old Myanmar national who had flown to Kathmandu on a Cathay Pacific flight from Vietnam via Hong Kong was followed from the airport on Bhadra 28 in the Nepali calendar and arrested at Sorakhutte, and the 3 kg of marijuana she carried was recovered. Two Indian nationals from Uttar Pradesh were arrested when they came to her hotel to collect it. Investigators quoted in the report said the marijuana would have been worth 12 million rupees had it reached India. https://english.ratopati.com/story/79351/three-arrested-with-3-kg-of-thai-marijuana-from-sorahkhutte https://npcdn.ratopati.com/media/news/ggd 8yKzJB0ob5.webp Nepal Bagmati Province Kathmandu Sorakhutte 27° 42' 36.00" N, 85° 19' 12.00" E Narcotics Control Bureau (Nepal Police)