Four Arrested with Rhino Horn in Sunsari

The Armed Police Force Nepal, Number 1 Barah Battalion, has apprehended four individuals in Sunsari’s Barju Rural Municipality-6 for possession of a rhino horn. Armed Police Deputy Superintendent Shyam Karki informed that alongside the detained, one rhino horn and two motorcycles were seized. The names of the arrested individuals are being withheld, and due to the extensive network involved, investigation is ongoing, the Armed Police stated.

April 17, Sunsari – On Thursday night, four people were taken into custody with a rhino horn from Barju Rural Municipality-6 in Sunsari. The operation was conducted based on a confidential tip-off by the Pakli team of the Armed Police Force Nepal, Number 1 Barah Battalion, according to Armed Police Deputy Superintendent Shyam Karki of Armed Police Force, 4th Battalion, Sunsari.

After receiving information that a rhino horn was being transported from Jhapa, authorities intercepted and detained four individuals near the lake in Barju-6. Deputy Superintendent Karki noted that one horn and two motorcycles were recovered from those arrested. The identities of the detainees remain confidential due to the extensive network associated with this case, and investigations are ongoing, hence the decision not to disclose their names.