KATHMANDU, March 4: Police have arrested two Indian nationals from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in possession of 22 kg marijuana from Thailand.
The Armed Police Force Customs Security Base at the airport made the arrest.
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The arrested include a 40-year-old man and a 37-year-old Indian woman, said the police.
They had come to Nepal via Thai Airways flight No TG319. According to the police, the marijuana was brought in a chocolate packet inside their luggage.
The arrested have been sent to the Narcotics Control Bureau for further investigation.
