Kathmandu, 28 October (H.S.): Police have seized 14 kilograms of Thai cannabis at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and arrested two Indian women in connection with the case.

The women have been identified as Shabana Banu Yar Muhammad Sheikh, 46, and Sharifa Abbas Ansari, 35, according to reports in the Nepali media.

A police team deployed from the Narcotics Control Bureau’s branch office at Tribhuvan International Airport apprehended the two women on Tuesday while profiling passengers arriving in Nepal by air.

According to police, the women had travelled from Thailand to Nepal via Malaysia and arrived in Kathmandu aboard a Batik Air flight. The contraband was recovered during checks conducted after their arrival.

Jeevan Niraula, joint spokesperson for the Narcotics Control Bureau, said the two women were being questioned as part of the ongoing investigation.

Further details regarding the source of the cannabis and the circumstances surrounding its transportation to Nepal have not yet been disclosed.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar