Police arrested a youth in possession of pollen (brown coloured hashish) in Kathmandu district.

The arrested has been identified as Rajendra Aryal (22) of Thaha Municipality-7, Makawanpur district.

Acting on a tip, security personnel deployed from Kalimati-based Metropolitan Police Circle (MPC) nabbed Aryal while checking him from Kalanki, KMC-14 today afternoon. The police also seized almost three kg of pollen from Aryal.

Further investigation into the case is underway, said the police.