A foreign national arrested from Manang district for illegally operating drone has been released on a bail of Rs 5,000.

Petros Nousias from Greece was arrested from Chame Village Council-4 on Wednesday for flying drone cameras without obtaining permission from the authority.

DSP Chitra Bahadur Gurung said the Greek man had come to Manang to scale Pisang Peak Mountain in the district.

He was taken to administrative office after the arrest. Later with the instruction from Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the administration released him after charging the fine. CAAN holds the right to initiate action against the offence related to illegal operation of drones.

The drone will be returned to the Greek man while he is leaving, said Manang Deputy CDO Dhirendra Raj Pant.