Security officials at the Tribhuwan Internation Airport (TIA) arrested a French national trying to board a flight with a gun Wednesday morning.
Lenain Fredric,40, with Passport No: 03XT06985 was arrested with a German made 4.5mm/0.177mm gun as he was trying to board an 8:00am Nepal Airlines flight to Bangkok, security officials at TIA said.
The gun was found in his luggage. The official said that Fredric has conceded that it was his gun.
According to Senior Superindent of Police Praksh Kunwar, Fredric is a cyclist and entered Nepal via Tibet after visitng Srilanka, India and Pakistan.
The recovered gun uses pillets and not bullets, the police official informed adding they had also recovered four pillets.
“He has claimed that he is a cyclist and uses the gun to keep off dogs and other animals during his travel”, the official informed adding , “ we have taken him under control and investigation is underway.”
Lenain Fredric,40, with Passport No: 03XT06985 was arrested with a German made 4.5mm/0.177mm gun as he was trying to board an 8:00am Nepal Airlines flight to Bangkok, security officials at TIA said.
The gun was found in his luggage. The official said that Fredric has conceded that it was his gun.
According to Senior Superindent of Police Praksh Kunwar, Fredric is a cyclist and entered Nepal via Tibet after visitng Srilanka, India and Pakistan.
The recovered gun uses pillets and not bullets, the police official informed adding they had also recovered four pillets.
“He has claimed that he is a cyclist and uses the gun to keep off dogs and other animals during his travel”, the official informed adding , “ we have taken him under control and investigation is underway.”
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