News:2026-10-05/Trafficking/armed-police-force-recover-210-kg-of-marijuana-hidden-in-a-paddy-field-at-naya-basti-in-jahada-morang

News record5 October 2026Trafficking

Armed Police Force recover 210 kg of marijuana hidden in a paddy field at Naya Basti in Jahada, Morang

Annapurna Post reported that a team from the Armed Police Force Nepal's No. 3 Battalion headquarters at Kankalini and the border outpost at Jahada Bhutaha, acting on special information, searched a paddy field at Naya Basti in Jahada Rural Municipality ward 1, near the Nepal-India border, at about 9 pm on Monday 5 October 2026. The team found 210 kg of marijuana packed in black plastic. The paper said it was not known who had left the marijuana there, and that police preliminarily suspected it was being stored to be taken to India. The Morang chief of the force said the marijuana was handed to Nepal Police for investigation and legal action.

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Date5 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryNepal

State / provinceKoshi Province

District / areaMorang

LocalityJahada

AgencyArmed Police Force Nepal, No. 3 Battalion

Coordinates26.39, 87.35

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-05 Trafficking Armed Police Force recover 210 kg of marijuana hidden in a paddy field at Naya Basti in Jahada, Morang Annapurna Post reported that a team from the Armed Police Force Nepal's No. 3 Battalion headquarters at Kankalini and the border outpost at Jahada Bhutaha, acting on special information, searched a paddy field at Naya Basti in Jahada Rural Municipality ward 1, near the Nepal-India border, at about 9 pm on Monday 5 October 2026. The team found 210 kg of marijuana packed in black plastic. The paper said it was not known who had left the marijuana there, and that police preliminarily suspected it was being stored to be taken to India. The Morang chief of the force said the marijuana was handed to Nepal Police for investigation and legal action. https://annapurnapost.com/story/509051/ https://annapurnapost.prixacdn.net/media/albums/Untitled design 10 NsUNEYFhrC DXUPoo8ykA.jpg Nepal Koshi Province Morang Jahada 26° 23' 24.00" N, 87° 21' 0.00" E event site Armed Police Force Nepal, No. 3 Battalion