Indian police arrest Filipino woman for illegally carrying ammunition

NEW DELHI (Xinhua) - Indian police arrested Saturday a Filipno woman at an airport in the southern state of Tamil Nadu for illegally carrying ammunition.

"Yumena Arlene Valera was held at state capital Chennai's airport after two rounds of bullets were found in her possession during routine screening of luggage. The 49-year-old woman was to board a flight to the eastern state of Odisha's capital Bhubaneshwar," an official said on condition of anonymity.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official added.