KATHMANDU, Aug 23: Police have arrested two Myanmar nationals in Kathmandu with 8.238 kilograms of marijuana allegedly brought from Thailand.
The Narcotics Control Bureau arrested the two after they arrived in Kathmandu from Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand on Nepal Airlines flight RA 402.
The suspects have been identified as 27-year-old Aye Thida Aung and 21-year-old Nay Thu Ren, both residents of Yangon, Myanmar.
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According to police, a team deployed from the Gochar Section at Tribhuvan International Airport found the marijuana concealed in their suitcases while conducting passenger profiling of suspicious travelers.
Police said further investigation into the case is underway.
