Kathmandu, March 24 Nepal police have arrested an Indian and a Thai national in two separate cases on charges of drug trafficking.
The Thai national, Yongyut Thuion, 39, was arrested along with 3 kg and 345 grams of marijuana from the entrance of the Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday night during security checks.
The Thai national was arrested during routine security checks as he arrived at Kathmandu airport from Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight.
In another incident, the police arrested three people, including an Indian national, from Balaju Chowk on the outskirts of Kathmandu along with 18 grams of brown sugar on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Jitu Kumar, 27, a resident of Sitamarhi in Bihar, and two Nepalese, Aditya Mandal, 19, and Shambhu Karki, 41, both residents of the Madhesh province.
The police have also recovered NPR 56,000 and INR 2,800 from them.
The police have initiated further investigation into the incidents.