Talk:News:2026-08-24/Trafficking/police-seize-199-kg-of-marijuana-from-a-tipper-truck-near-maruwa-khola-in-katari-udayapur-and-arrest-the-drive
More actions
Discussion for: News:2026-08-24/Trafficking/police-seize-199-kg-of-marijuana-from-a-tipper-truck-near-maruwa-khola-in-katari-udayapur-and-arrest-the-drive • View • Links • Related changes
Use this page for verification notes, disputes, and action items. Keep narrative content on the article.
Discussion
Dating
The Himalayan Times article is datelined "GAIGHAT, AUGUST 24" and says the tipper was intercepted "at around 1:45am on Monday". The item uses Monday 24 August.
Place
The article names Katari Municipality-4 and the district of Udayapur and does not name the province. Wikidata places Udayapur District (Q28582) in Koshi Province, which the item uses as the first-level division.
Map pin
Katari has no Wikidata entry. The pin is Wikidata's point for the seat of Udayapur District, Triyuga (Q1457919), rounded to two decimals, as an administrative seat. It does not mark Maruwa Khola.
Category
The article describes a routine check of a vehicle in transit, "travelling from Betini towards Katari". It names no origin or destination for the marijuana, and the item is recorded as Trafficking because the seizure was made from a vehicle on the road.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 02:33, 7 November 2026 (+07)