BUTWAL: Police have arrested two persons with fire crackers from Siddhartha Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairahawa.

The suspects have been identified as Ajay Tiwari (27) of India and Faijan Ansari (21) of Siddhartha Municipality-6. Both of them work at Courtier Courier, Bhairahawa.

Police arrested them while they were trying to smuggle 48 packets of fire crackers on a Buddha Air flight, according to the District Police Office, Rupandehi.