Police have arrested a man in possession of one kg gold from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

The detainee has been identified as Dawa Tshering Sherpa of Sindupalchok. He had arrived in Nepal on an Air Arabia flight.

According to a source, Sherpa had brought the gold by concealing it in his rectum.

Sherpa with passport number 09368618 had gone to Dubai on November 16.

SP Bhim Dhakal of the TIA said that Sherpa had brought the gold by concealing it in his private parts and stomach.

Police suspected that something was wrong with the man after he was spotted behaving suspiciously. During the interrogration, he admitted to concealing the gold in his rectum.

He was arrested during the security screening, SP Dhakal said.

Further investigation into the incident is underway, police said.