Gaibandha Correspondent:
A person named Md. Nuru Mia (55) has been arrested with 150 grams of dried marijuana in a special anti-drug operation by the District Detective Branch (DB) police in Gaibandha municipality.
Police said that under the overall direction of the Superintendent of Police, Gaibandha and led by District Detective Branch Officer-in-Charge Motaleb Hossain, an operation team conducted an operation in front of the Old Jail Junction Traffic Police Office building of Gaibandha Municipality on Tuesday (July 7) afternoon based on a secret tip-off.
During the operation, Md. Nuru Mia (father- deceased Choen Uddin), a resident of West Radhakrishnapur area, was arrested. Later, after searching his body, 150 grams of dried marijuana wrapped in white polythene was recovered from the right side of the lungi he was wearing. The estimated market value of the marijuana recovered is about Tk 3,000.
The recovered drugs were seized on the spot in the presence of witnesses. A case has been filed at Gaibandha Sadar Police Station under Section 19(a) of Schedule 36(1) of the Narcotics Control Act, 2018.
Gaibandha District Detective Branch (DB) Officer-in-Charge Motaleb Hossain said that the district detective police is conducting regular operations to eradicate drugs and such operations will be intensified in the future.