Five arrested with 209 kg marijuana in Dharan

The arrestees have been identified as Ram Sagar Kumar Yadav (24) of Dakneshwari Municipality-10, Rajendra Prasad Mandal (45) of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-1 of Saptari, Santosh Thakur (38) of Madhubani district in Bihar, India, Raj Kumar Sah (59) of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-6 of Saptari and Amrit Bishunkhe (21) of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-11. Acting on a special tip-off, a police team deployed from Area Police Office, Dharan arrested them while they were loading marijuana in two Scorpio vehicles, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Pushparaj Malla. Superintendent of Police Malla said that the police fired two rounds in the air and took the businessman under control when he tried to flee with the marijuana after seeing the police team. Police said that 209 kg 420 grams of ganja-like substance was recovered from the Scorpio vehicles (Ba 10 Cha 5038 and Ko 1 Cha 8182) used by the arrested. Police have appealed to the general public to support the campaign launched by the Sunsari Police to control drug trafficking, smuggling and consumption. SP Malla said that cooperation between the police and citizens is necessary to save the future of the young generation, make the society safe and break the network of drug trafficking. He stressed on the need for impartial investigation and effective action to bring anyone involved in drug trafficking under the ambit of law. He said that there will be no compromise on the issue of drug control. “Criminals should not be protected, legal action should be taken; the District Police Office, Sunsari is committed to this,” he said. Malla further said, “Provide information, cooperate with the police, everyone’s support and participation is necessary to build a drug-free society.”

As the youth below 30 to 35 years of age are more involved in drug trafficking, the role of all is important to prevent the society from becoming darker in the future. ’