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Indian national arrested with cannabis at TIA

The suspect, who arrived in Kathmandu today on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, was apprehended from the airport’s customs area by the Armed Police Force Nepal.
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By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, April 13: An Indian national has been arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport with approximately two kilograms of cannabis, authorities said.



The suspect, who arrived in Kathmandu today on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Colombo, Sri Lanka, was apprehended from the airport’s customs area by the Armed Police Force Nepal.


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According to APF spokesperson Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, the seized narcotics and the individual have been handed over to Nepal Police for further investigation.


 


 

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