KATHMANDU: Police arrested three Indian nationals in possession of more than 11.27 kilograms of marijuana at the arrival tunnel gate of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Friday.

According to police, the arrested individuals have been identified as 43-year-old Samina Akhtar Baig Mirza, 24-year-old Mohammad Junaid, and 44-year-old Afsana Amir Hussain Sheikh. A team deployed from the Tribhuvan International Airport Security Office and the Drug Control Bureau recovered approximately 3 kilograms and 870 grams of marijuana from Junaid and Mirza and around 7 kilograms and 400 grams from Afsana.

The trio has been handed over to the Drug Control Bureau for further investigation and action, said police.