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Nepali police arrest 2 Turkish nationals for possessing stags horns

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Nepali police have arrested two Turkish nationals on the charge of possessing three stags' horns illegally in Kathmandu, officials said on Friday.

The Turkish nationals were arrested with rare stags' horns at the Tribhuvan International Airport as they were about to board on a Turkish Airlines bound for Istanbul from Kathmandu, Republica Online News reported.

"The illegal stags' horns were seized during a baggage screening at the airport," Deputy Inspector General of Police said.

The arrested foreigners have been taken into custody for further investigation, the police said. Possessing stag's horn is considered as the illegal wildlife trade in Nepal. Endit