Two Indian Nationals Arrested with 2.360 kg of Marijuana at Tribhuvan International Airport
Summary
Two Indian nationals were arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport with 2.360 kg of marijuana smuggled from Bangkok. Police say traffickers are increasingly using Kathmandu as a transit point to move Thai marijuana into India through changing routes and airport handovers.
Key Points
- Arsalan Rashid of Kolkata and Mohammad Sabbir of Delhi were arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport after police recovered 2 kg 360 grams of marijuana from a suitcase.
- Narcotics Control Bureau officials say traffickers are using new methods, including handovers in airport belt areas, toilets, and parcel services, to evade surveillance.
- Police said Indian citizens arriving from Bangkok are often involved, and much of the Thai marijuana seized in Kathmandu is believed to be headed to India.
- The bureau says more than 50 kg of Thai marijuana was recovered from Tribhuvan International Airport in July 2082 alone.
