December 3, 2004

KATHMANDU:  A British national- Paulthomas Exall- was arrested Thursday evening at Tribhuvan International Airport with illegal drugs, the Narcotic Drugs Control Law Enforcement Unit (NDCLEU) said.

The chief at the NDCLEU Dibas Raj Udas told Nepalnews that the police seized 625 grams of hashish concealed in 24 pieces of handicraft.

Police searched him after suspicion and recovered the concealed drug, he added. The 34-year-old drug  peddler was arrested as he was trying to board on a flight Delhi.