Kathmandu

20 arrested in drug-related incidents, including two Indian nationals at TIA

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: Sandeep Sen/THT

KATHMANDU, MARCH 17 Two Indian nationals were arrested with 3.160 grammes of cannabis-like substance at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) last night after arriving from Bangkok on a Nepal Airlines flight. In a separate incident, one person was arrested with brown sugar from Nagdhunga, Chandragiri Municipality-2, according to the Central Police newsroom. Additionally, arrests were made from various areas. One was arrested from Belauri Municipality-6 in Kanchanpur; three from Sadakghat, Pipalchautra in the same municipality; two from Ward No. 8; and one from Bhimdatta Municipality-11. Likewise, two individuals were detained with brown sugar from Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality-7 in Bardiya; two from Baiyabehadi, Dhangadhi Metropolitan City-2; three from Trinagar; two from Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality-6 in Rupandehi; and one from Baglung Bus Park in Pokhara Metropolitan City-2.