Kathmandu, October 28, 2026 — Police have arrested two Indian women at Tribhuvan International Airport with 14 kilograms of Thai cannabis, according to the Narcotics Control Bureau.
The women, identified as 46-year-old Shabana Banu Yar Mohammad Sheikh and 35-year-old Sharif Abbas Ansari, were arrested on Tuesday morning by a police team deployed from the bureau.
Senior Superintendent of Police Subash Bohara of the Narcotics Control Bureau told Ratopati that 14 kilograms of Thai cannabis were recovered from the suspects.
The two had arrived in Kathmandu from Thailand via Malaysia on a Batik Air flight. Police conducted a search after becoming suspicious of the passengers travelling on flight OD-182.
Bohara said an investigation was underway into the case under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033.
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