News:2026-09-26/Trafficking/police-find-398-kg-of-marijuana-in-a-crashed-vehicle-in-biratnagar-after-its-driver-flees

News record26 September 2026Trafficking

Police find 398 kg of marijuana in a crashed vehicle in Biratnagar after its driver flees

OnlineKhabar reported that a Scorpio travelling from Itahari towards Biratnagar on the Koshi Highway turned back on seeing a Bargachhi Police Post checkpoint at about 10 pm on Saturday 26 September 2026 and collided with an oncoming car near the Oil Corporation area of Biratnagar Metropolitan City ward 3. The driver fled on foot. According to Morang Police spokesperson DSP Mahendra Kumar Mishra, police found 13 sacks of marijuana weighing 398 kilograms in the vehicle, and a search for the driver was under way.

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Date26 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryNepal

State / provinceKoshi Province

District / areaMorang

LocalityBiratnagar

AgencyNepal Police

Coordinates26.45, 87.28

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-26 Trafficking Police find 398 kg of marijuana in a crashed vehicle in Biratnagar after its driver flees OnlineKhabar reported that a Scorpio travelling from Itahari towards Biratnagar on the Koshi Highway turned back on seeing a Bargachhi Police Post checkpoint at about 10 pm on Saturday 26 September 2026 and collided with an oncoming car near the Oil Corporation area of Biratnagar Metropolitan City ward 3. The driver fled on foot. According to Morang Police spokesperson DSP Mahendra Kumar Mishra, police found 13 sacks of marijuana weighing 398 kilograms in the vehicle, and a search for the driver was under way. https://english.onlinekhabar.com/398-kg-of-marijuana-found.html Nepal Koshi Province Morang Biratnagar 26° 27' 0.00" N, 87° 16' 48.00" E Nepal Police