KATHMANDU, April 7: An Indian national arriving from Bangkok was arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Sunday for possessing over 8 kilograms of cannabis.
The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Sandeep Kumbhatumola Unni, was caught during baggage screening at the airport’s customs area. Officials found 8.855 kilograms of cannabis in his luggage using an X-ray machine.
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He had arrived in Kathmandu on a Thai Airways flight and had been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau in Koteshwor for further investigation.
