News:2026-10-03/Trafficking/police-and-the-ssb-seize-11-2-kg-of-hashish-from-a-nepali-national-on-the-maitri-bridge-at-raxaul

News record3 October 2026Trafficking

Police and the SSB seize 11.2 kg of hashish from a Nepali national on the Maitri bridge at Raxaul

Ratopati reported that a joint team of police and the Sashastra Seema Bal, led by the Raxaul sub-divisional police officer, stopped an e-rickshaw travelling from Birgunj towards Raxaul on the Maitri bridge on the evening of Saturday 3 October 2026. According to the report, Indian police said they found 11 kg 246 g of hashish in 22 packets in a sack in the vehicle and arrested a Nepali national from Birgunj, who was handed to Haraiya police station in Raxaul. Police said their preliminary inquiry indicated the hashish had been collected in Makwanpur district and brought through Bara and Parsa towards India.

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Date3 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceBihar

District / areaEast Champaran

LocalityRaxaul

AgencyBihar Police; Sashastra Seema Bal

Coordinates26.98, 84.85

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-03 Trafficking Police and the SSB seize 11.2 kg of hashish from a Nepali national on the Maitri bridge at Raxaul Ratopati reported that a joint team of police and the Sashastra Seema Bal, led by the Raxaul sub-divisional police officer, stopped an e-rickshaw travelling from Birgunj towards Raxaul on the Maitri bridge on the evening of Saturday 3 October 2026. According to the report, Indian police said they found 11 kg 246 g of hashish in 22 packets in a sack in the vehicle and arrested a Nepali national from Birgunj, who was handed to Haraiya police station in Raxaul. Police said their preliminary inquiry indicated the hashish had been collected in Makwanpur district and brought through Bara and Parsa towards India. https://www.ratopati.com/story/596973/nepali-citizen-arrested-with-over-11-kg-of-hashish-at-miteri-bridge https://npcdn.ratopati.com/media/news/1000644479 Qvb6hbbzqI.webp India Bihar East Champaran Raxaul 26° 58' 48.00" N, 84° 51' 0.00" E event site Bihar Police; Sashastra Seema Bal