Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah, known for his flamboyant lifestyle, has been arrested by Thai police on drugs charges for a second time in two years and could be jailed for up to five years.
Shah, who is in Thailand on a tourist visa, was arrested from a hotel in Bangkok on July 10 with 12 grams of marijuana, police said on Wednesday.He faces a jail term of up to five years and/or 50,000 baht (about `1 lakh) fine for possession of the contraband.It is not the first time for the 43-year-old former prince to be in trouble in Thailand.
In October 2012, Shah was arrested for possession of three grams of marijuana in the resort island of Phuket. He was in trouble again with the police after he smashed property at an upscale hotel here the same year.In 2010, he was arrested in Nepal for firing into the air after an argument at a resort. Authorities gave him a warning, but later dropped the investigation. In both cases he was detained and then released.