US National Arrested at Tribhuvan International Airport for Alleged Drug Smuggling
Kathmandu. Police have arrested a US national at Tribhuvan International Airport after discovering five bottles, each containing 1.25 liters of a liquid substance suspected to be cannabis/hemp oil.
The arrested individual has been identified as 46-year-old Ognian Petrov, holder of passport number A83488487, according to Superintendent of Police Rajkumar Silwal of the Airport Security Office. He stated, "During the screening of luggage belonging to the passenger, who was scheduled to fly from Kathmandu to Delhi on Air India flight AI 218, suspicious items were detected. Upon inspection, five bottles containing 1.25 liters each of a substance appearing to be cannabis/hemp oil were recovered."
Spokesperson Silwal confirmed that the arrested American citizen has been handed over to the police team deployed at the airport from the Narcotics Control Bureau for further investigation and legal action.
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