Police have arrested a Ukrainian man in possession of two kg hashish from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

The arrestee has been identified as Olosky Lolanko. Lolanko was arrested while boarding a flight to Mumbai, India, from where he was flying to Ukraine.

Lolanko had hidden the contraband drug inside a Chyawanprash bottle in his sports shoes on a suitcase he was carrying.

Police said that they are looking into the case.