Police have seized 169 kilograms of hashish from Gajuri Bazaar of Dhading on Friday morning.

Acting on a tip off, a police team under the command of Inspector Sanjay Timilsena confiscated the contraband from a truck (Na 3 Kha 4324) bound to Muglin from Galchhi during a security check.

According to police, the hashish was hidden in the false bottom near the gear box of the truck. A total of eight sacks and two plastic pouches weighing 168.9 kg were seized from the vehicle.

Police said that they have impounded the truck and arrested its driver Ram Krishna Shrestha, 37, for investigation.

Meanwhile, Inspector Timilsena was awarded with cash for his success to seize a huge cache of contraband drug. AIG Keshariraj Ghimire, Chief of Province 3, handed over the cash to Timilsena today itself.