Five arrested while loading 210 kg of cannabis into two SUVs in Sunsari

Sunsari, November 2, 2026 — Police arrested five people after finding them loading approximately 210 kilograms of cannabis into two Scorpio SUVs in Chyandanda, Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-20, Sunsari, early Monday morning.

Police fired two warning shots into the air to bring the suspects under control after they allegedly attempted to flee with the cannabis during the operation.

Those arrested include Ramsagar Kumar Yadav, 24, of Dakneshwori Municipality-10, Saptari, who was driving vehicle Ba 1 Cha 5038; Rajendraprasad Mandal, 45, of Rajgadh Rural Municipality-1, Saptari; and Santosh Thakur, 38, of Madhubani district in India's Bihar state.

The other two arrested are Rajkumar Shah, 59, of Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality-6, Saptari, who was driving vehicle Ko 1 Cha 8182, and Amrit Bishungkhé, 21, of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City-11, Sunsari.

According to police, a team was dispatched to the location at around 3 a.m. on Monday following a tip-off that cannabis was being loaded into the two Scorpio vehicles, bearing registration numbers Ba 1 Cha 5038 and Ko 1 Cha 8182.

Police found the group loading approximately 210 kilograms of cannabis packed in eight bundles into the vehicles.