US National Arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport for Alleged Drug Smuggling

Summary

A US national was arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for carrying five bottles of a liquid suspected to be cannabis oil while attempting to fly to Delhi.

Key Points
  • A US national named Ognian Petrov was arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.
  • Authorities discovered five bottles of liquid suspected to be cannabis/hemp oil in his luggage.
  • Petrov was traveling on Air India flight AI 218 from Kathmandu to Delhi.
  • He has been handed over to the Narcotics Control Bureau for further investigation and legal action.
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