Department of Narcotics Control (Bangladesh)
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Anti-narcotics agency · 32 reports
- People arrested
- 71
- Cannabis seized
- 105.735 kg
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Three jailed a month in Nandigram with 200 g of ganja
DNC officers in Nandigram, Bogura, arrested three people on 11 November 2026 and recovered 200 grams of ganja and five pieces of yaba. A mobile court jailed all three for one month of simple imprisonment and fined each 100 taka, and the magistrate destroyed the drugs on the spot.
Arrested 3Sentenced 3Cannabis 200 gPrison 1 monthMan held with 1.5 kg ganja in Dhunat, Bogura
Officers arrested 58-year-old Abdus Salam Sarkar at his house in Purba Guadohuri, Dhunat, Bogura, seizing 1.5 kg of ganja. A case was filed under the Narcotics Control Act and the accused was sent to court.
Arrested 1Cannabis 1.5 kgWoman held in Lohagara, Narail with 5.5 kg ganja; husband flees
Department of Narcotics Control officers raided a house in Pachuria Laskorpara, Lohagara, and detained homemaker Sabana Khanam after finding 5.5 kg of ganja hidden in a quilt-wrapped bag. Her husband Faruk Khan fled during the raid, and a case at Lohagara Police Station was being prepared.
Arrested 1Cannabis 5.5 kg15 arrested with 150 g ganja in Gandaria-Jurain DNC raids
DNC officers arrested 15 people using drugs at spots in Gandaria and Jurain, Dhaka, recovering 150 grams of ganja. An executive magistrate in a mobile court gave those arrested jail terms of various lengths and fines.
Arrested 15Sentenced 15Cannabis 150 gIslampur mobile court jails man 3 months over 20 grams of ganja
A mobile court in Islampur, Jamalpur, sentenced 24-year-old Sajib Mia to three months of simple imprisonment and a 100-taka fine for possessing 20 grams of ganja on 9 November 2026. Officers of the Department of Narcotics Control seized the ganja in a raid on Bepari Para in Islampur municipality, and he was sent to the district jail.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 20 gPrison 3 monthsWoman, 27, held with 200 g of ganja in a rented house in Manikganj
Officers of the Department of Narcotics Control arrested 27-year-old Tahmina Akhtar and seized 200 grams of ganja in the rented room where she lives in Rajibpur Bazar area, Manikganj Sadar. The raid was carried out at about 1:15 pm on 9 November under the supervision of the department's Manikganj district office.
Arrested 1Cannabis 200 gTwo held with 14 kg of ganja on a passenger bus in Noakhali's Sonaimuri
Bangladesh's Department of Narcotics Control and SRB-11 arrested two men on a Sylhet-to-Noakhali passenger bus in Sonaimuri and seized 14 kilograms of ganja. A case under the Narcotics Control Act was filed at Sonaimuri police station against both.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 14 kgMan jailed one month in Doulatpur, Manikganj, over 5 grams of ganja
A mobile court in Joka area of Doulatpur upazila, Manikganj, sentenced a 30-year-old man to one month of simple imprisonment and a 100-taka fine for consuming cannabis and causing social disorder. Officers of the Department of Narcotics Control seized 5 grams of ganja from his house during the drive on 8 November 2026.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 5 gPrison 1 monthTwo held with 100 g ganja and 102 yaba tablets in Santahar
Department of Narcotics Control officers arrested Hafizul Islam Jambu, 41, and Suman Chowdhury, 32, in Santahar, Adamdighi, Bogura, on 5 November 2026, seizing 100 grams of ganja and 102 yaba tablets. A narcotics case was filed at Adamdighi police station and the two were sent to court.
Arrested 2Cannabis 100 gMan held with 500 g ganja and 115 yaba pills in Meherpur
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained Abdus Salam, 48, in Gopalpur Basantapur, Meherpur Sadar, seizing 500 grams of ganja alongside 115 yaba pills and Tk 45,500 in alleged sale proceeds. A second man, Alauddin, 25, was named in the same Narcotics Control Act case filed at Meherpur Sadar police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 500 gNarcotics officers arrest Sundarganj man with 4.2 kg of ganja
Department of Narcotics Control officers arrested Md Saju Miah, 54, at his house in Nauhati Chachia village, Sundarganj, Gaibandha, on the night of 4 November 2026 and seized 4.2 kg of ganja hidden behind a sofa. The department valued the drug at 1 lakh 26 thousand taka and filed a case at Sundarganj police station under the Narcotics Control Act.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.2 kgThree held with 20 g ganja in Narail; two jailed by mobile court
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained three men in Bhadulidanga, Narail Sadar, seizing 20 grams of ganja from one man and 69 yaba tablets across the three. A mobile court jailed two of them for 45 and 30 days with fines, while a regular drug case was filed against the third over 65 yaba tablets.
Arrested 3Charged 3Cannabis 20 gYouth jailed 3 months in Manikganj for 10 grams of ganja
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained 24-year-old Sadib Ahmed Sadman with 10 grams of ganja at his house in Dakshin Seota, Manikganj Sadar on 4 November 2026. A mobile court convicted him for drug consumption and causing social disorder, sentencing him to three months of imprisonment and a 100-taka fine.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10 gPrison 3 monthsFine BDT 100Five sentenced in Sarishabari mobile court after 1.06 kg ganja seized
A mobile court in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, sentenced five people to between three months and one year in prison without labour and fined each 100 taka, after a taskforce seized 1 kg 60 g of ganja and two tapentadol tablets in an anti-drug drive. One kilogram of the cannabis was taken from a 45-year-old woman; the men arrested in the same drive received shorter terms.
Arrested 5Charged 5Cannabis 1.06 kgPrison 1 year for two; 6 months for two; 3 months for oneTwo held with 3 kg of ganja in a CNG auto-rickshaw in Noakhali Sadar
Bangladesh's Department of Narcotics Control arrested a woman, 35, and a man, 34, in Noakhali Sadar upazila as they moved 3 kilograms of ganja in a CNG auto-rickshaw, and seized the drug, two phones and the vehicle. A case under the Narcotics Control Act 2018 was being filed at Sudharam model police station.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 3 kgVehicles confiscated 160-year-old jailed 15 days in Manikganj for 10 grams of cannabis
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained 60-year-old Sukumar Saha with 10 grams of ganja at his house in Barai, Manikganj Sadar on 3 November 2026. A mobile court convicted him for drug consumption and causing social disorder, sentencing him to 15 days of imprisonment and a 100-taka fine.
Arrested 1Cannabis 10 gPrison 15 daysFine BDT 10037-year-old jailed 3 months for ganja in Baliakandi
Nur Mohammad Sheikh, 37, was caught with ganja in Raipur, Baliakandi on 3 November 2026. A mobile court led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Syed Murad Islam sentenced him to three months without labour and fined him 500 taka.
Arrested 1Prison 3 months without labourFine BDT 500Youth jailed a month in Uzirpur for 50 grams of cannabis
Officers detained 34-year-old Mamun Hawlader with 50 grams of cannabis in Dhamura, Uzirpur on the morning of 3 November 2026. A mobile court held at the scene and conducted by the Upazila Nirbahi Officer sentenced him to one month of imprisonment without labour and fined him 100 taka.
Arrested 1Cannabis 50 gPrison 1 month without labourFine BDT 100Four sentenced in Narail over 20 g ganja and yaba
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained four men in Narail Sadar on 2 November 2026, seizing 20 grams of ganja from one of them alongside yaba tablets from the others. A mobile court gave the four prison terms of one to four months with fines and sent them to district jail.
Arrested 4Charged 4Cannabis 20 gTwo jailed 6 months over 10 g ganja in Madhupur, Tangail
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained two men with 10 grams of ganja in Tengri Madhyapara, Madhupur on 2 November 2026. A mobile court sentenced each to six months of simple imprisonment and a 100-taka fine, while two others were held separately with yaba and heroin.
Arrested 2Cannabis 10 gPrison 6 monthsRaninagar man jailed 15 days for cannabis use
Babu Sardar, 27, was caught consuming ganja in Madhyarajapur village, Raninagar, and a mobile court sentenced him to 15 days of simple imprisonment on 2 November 2026. Upazila executive officer Rakibul Hasan passed the sentence during a tip-off raid attended by narcotics-control and local administration officials.
Arrested 1Charged 1Prison 15 days55-year-old held with 200 g of ganja at home in Manikganj
Officers of the Department of Narcotics Control arrested 55-year-old Abdul Kader at his house in Purba Dashra village, Manikganj Sadar, seizing 200 grams of ganja. A case under the Narcotics Control Act was filed against him at Manikganj Sadar police station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 200 g8 held with 80 g cannabis in Bogura, jailed 14–25 days
DNC officers in Bogura detained eight people with 80 grams of cannabis at Station Road and Chaksutrapur on 1 November 2026. A mobile court gave the eight terms of 14 to 25 days of simple imprisonment with small fines.
Arrested 8Charged 8Cannabis 80 gPrison 14 to 25 daysTwo women held with 4 kg of ganja at Kodda bridge in Brahmanbaria
Department of Narcotics Control officers arrested two women with 4 kg of ganja on the Akhaura Bypass–Sultanpur road near Kodda Boro Bridge in Brahmanbaria on 1 November 2026. A regular narcotics case was filed against them at Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 4 kgUS citizen held in Dhaka over remote-controlled Kush grow lab
Department of Narcotics Control officers arrested 22-year-old US citizen Tausif Hasan at his Wari home, seizing 100 g of cannabis and yaba tablets, and say he ran a remote-controlled Kush cultivation lab with California seeds.
Arrested 1Charged 1Cannabis 100 g59-year-old held with 4 kg of cannabis in Chapainawabganj
Department of Narcotics Control officers detained 59-year-old Md. Akbar Ali at his house in Khinnitola Ganashapara village, Chapainawabganj, seizing 4 kg of cannabis. A sub-inspector is preparing a regular case against him as part of an anti-drug drive.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4 kgTwo jailed a month in Bogura for 20 grams of cannabis
A mobile court in Bogura Sadar sentenced Md. Shafiqul Islam, 55, and Md. Murad Hossain, 35, to one month of simple imprisonment and fined each BDT 50 after anti-narcotics officers caught them with 20 grams of cannabis on 24 October 2026. The Department of Narcotics Control's Circle Ka team made the arrests in the Central Mosque and Sweeper Colony areas.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 20 gPrison 1 monthIndian porter held with 4.28 kg of kush under sarees
DNC officers arrested 40-year-old Indian Abhijit Das at Shahjalal airport's Green Channel on 14 October 2026 with 4.28 kg of kush hidden under three sarees in his trolley bag. He had planned a short stay to hand over the drug and return via Benapole.
Arrested 1Cannabis 4.28 kgDNC seizes 50 kg of cannabis from covered van on Dhaka–Chattogram highway
On 10 October 2026 a Department of Narcotics Control team searched a covered van on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway at Jatrabari and seized 50 kg of cannabis in 24 taped polythene packets. Mohammad Saiful Islam, 46, was arrested and a case was filed at Jatrabari Police Station.
Arrested 1Cannabis 50 kg500 grams of cannabis seized in Brahmanbaria, one held
On 9 October 2026 the Department of Narcotics Control detained Sumon Mia, 45, on the road by Dayal Enterprise in Radhika Bazar and recovered 500 grams of cannabis. Sub-Inspector Md. Tayriful Islam filed a case with Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station naming Sumon as the sole accused.
Arrested 1Cannabis 500 gTwo youths jailed 3 months each over 200 g ganja in Rangpur
A mobile court in Rangpur gave two young men three months' simple imprisonment each and a 100 taka fine after a joint drive by the Department of Narcotics Control and the district administration seized 200 grams of ganja on 2 September 2026. The drive covered the Alamnagar CNB Godown, Hunumantala and Munshipara areas of Kotwali metro thana in the city.
Arrested 2Sentenced 2Cannabis 200 gPrison 3 months eachIndian held with 11.8 kg cannabis off Bangkok flight
DNC officers intercepted Md Zulfikar Molla, 33, of Rajarhat in West Bengal at Dhaka airport's green channel on 24 July 2026 after he arrived on Thai Airways TG321 from Bangkok, finding 11.8 kg of cannabis in 21 polythene packets under clothing in his trolley bag. A Narcotics Control Act case was filed.
Arrested 1Cannabis 11.8 kg