Representative image of a cannabis plant.
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Kathmandu: Nepal police on Tuesday seized 100 kg cannabis from a car with Indian number plate in Koshi Province, authorities said.
The cannabis were seized from the car at a bridge in Dharan Municipality - 5 in eastern Nepal.
The police seized 100 kg of cannabis from the car with the number plate from West Bengal on Tuesday, Nepal police said in a statement.
As the police reached at Panamari brigde in Dharan Municipality - 5, the driver of the car ran towards the nearby forest leaving the car on the road, according to the police.
The police have recovered the cannabis packed in a plastic bag in the car while searching the vehicle.
The police has launched a hunt for the car driver, who is absconding and further investigation is underway into the matter, Nepal Police said in a statement.