Czech citizen arrested for drug possession in Nepal

The Czech Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the man arrested at the airport of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu on Friday night for drug possession is a Czech citizen. The man’s nationality was unclear after the Himalayan Times described him as a Czechoslovak citizen. He was reportedly smuggling some 3.5 kilos of marijuana hidden in a secret compartment in his luggage to Prague. According to The Himalayan Times, police are investigating the source of the drug and searching for possible ties to international drug cartels.