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News record10 October 2026Trafficking

Armed Police Force seizes 570 kg of marijuana hidden among vegetables in a pickup van bound for India at Ramchowk in Jahada, Morang

OnlineKhabar English reported that at about 11 pm on Saturday 10 October 2026 a team from the Armed Police Force Nepal's Border Outpost in Nocha recovered 570 kg of marijuana in 19 packets, hidden between chayote and cabbage, from a pickup van at Ramchowk in Jahada Rural Municipality-4, Morang district. The van was carrying vegetables toward India. Its driver abandoned it and fled when the force tried to stop it. The marijuana and the van were handed to Nepal Police.

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Date10 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryNepal

State / provinceKoshi Province

District / areaMorang

LocalityRamchowk

AgencyArmed Police Force Nepal, Border Outpost Nocha

Coordinates26.39, 87.35

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-10 Trafficking Armed Police Force seizes 570 kg of marijuana hidden among vegetables in a pickup van bound for India at Ramchowk in Jahada, Morang OnlineKhabar English reported that at about 11 pm on Saturday 10 October 2026 a team from the Armed Police Force Nepal's Border Outpost in Nocha recovered 570 kg of marijuana in 19 packets, hidden between chayote and cabbage, from a pickup van at Ramchowk in Jahada Rural Municipality-4, Morang district. The van was carrying vegetables toward India. Its driver abandoned it and fled when the force tried to stop it. The marijuana and the van were handed to Nepal Police. https://english.onlinekhabar.com/570-kg-of-marijuana-seized.html Nepal Koshi Province Morang Ramchowk 26° 23' 24.00" N, 87° 21' 0.00" E jurisdiction centre Armed Police Force Nepal, Border Outpost Nocha