Two Indian women held with 14 kg of Thai ganja at Kathmandu airport
Nepal's Narcotics Control Bureau arrested two women from Gujarat at Tribhuvan International Airport on 27 October 2026 with 14 kg of Thai ganja. They had flown in from Thailand via Malaysia on Batik Air flight OD-182.
🇳🇵 Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu · Nepal
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 14 kg
A Narcotics Control Bureau team arrested two Indian women at Tribhuvan International Airport on the morning of 27 October 2026 and recovered 14 kg of Thai ganja from them.[1] The women, 46-year-old Shabana Banu Yar Mohammad Sheikh and 35-year-old Sharif Abbas Ansari, both from Gujarat, had arrived in Kathmandu from Thailand via Malaysia on Batik Air flight OD-182.[1][2]
Bureau officers grew suspicious when they checked the pair after the flight’s arrival, and Senior Superintendent Subash Bohora said an investigation was under way under the Narcotics Control Act.[1] The pair were held outside the airport’s arrival area.[2]
Photos and video
- The two arrested women photographed after their arrest Photos: Ratopati
Sources
- Two Indian Women Arrested with Thai Ganja at Kathmandu Airport. Ratopati, 27 October 2026.
- Ten Arrested in Drug-Related Cases Across Nepal, Including Two Indian Women at TIA. Corporate Samachar, 28 October 2026.