Police in Sunsari arrested five people with around 210 kilograms of marijuana in Chyandanda, Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20, at about 3 am on Monday, while the contraband was being loaded into two Scorpio vehicles. Officers reached the scene after receiving a tip-off and fired two warning shots into the air during the operation, according to police. The five suspects and the seized marijuana are in police custody.
Police operation in Chyandanda
The arrests took place in Chyandanda, an area within Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20. Police acted on information that led a team to the location at around 3 am. When officers arrived, the marijuana was being loaded into two Scorpio vehicles, according to the account provided by police.
The timing and circumstances point to an operation underway when police intervened: the vehicles were at the scene and the marijuana was in the process of being loaded. The available information does not state where the vehicles had come from, where they were expected to go, or whether anyone else was involved.
Police fired two rounds into the air as warning shots during the operation. The account does not indicate that anyone was injured or that shots were fired at the suspects. The reported shots were directed into the air, and the arrests followed as officers secured the people and the seized substance.
Suspects and seized marijuana in custody
Police took all five suspects into custody along with the marijuana. The quantity seized was reported as around 210 kilograms. Authorities have not been identified in the available account as having released the names or other identifying details of those arrested.
The seizure involved two Scorpio vehicles, which were being used to load the marijuana when the police team arrived. The reports do not specify whether the vehicles were seized, who owned or was driving them, or how the marijuana had been brought to Chyandanda. No further details about the suspects’ alleged roles or the intended destination of the consignment were included in the information available.
The reported sequence is that police received a tip-off, went to the location and found the marijuana being loaded. Officers then fired warning shots into the air during the operation, and five people were arrested. The suspects and the seized marijuana remain in police custody, according to police.
What is known about the case
The confirmed details reported so far include:
- Location: Chyandanda, Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20, Sunsari
- Time: About 3 am on Monday
- Seizure: Around 210 kilograms of marijuana
- Vehicles: Two Scorpio vehicles at the scene, where the marijuana was being loaded
- Arrests: Five people taken into police custody
- Police action: Two warning shots fired into the air
The reports do not provide further information about the origin of the marijuana, its intended destination, or any charges filed against the suspects. Onlinekhabar’s report on the arrests also describes the police operation and warning shots. The available account confirms that the suspects and the seized marijuana are in custody, but does not provide additional details about what will happen next in the case.
