Youth held with 3 kg ganja in Bhurungamari BGB border sweep
Border Guard Bangladesh detained 21-year-old Maruf Hossain in Bhurungamari, Kurigram, seizing 3 kg of ganja alongside medicines, cosmetics, phones, a cow and an auto-rickshaw. He was handed to Bhurungamari police on 1 November 2026 after a case was filed against him.
Border Guard Bangladesh detained 21-year-old Maruf Hossain, also called Suruj,
on suspicion of smuggling involvement.[1]Suruj is the son of the late Nur
Hossain from the Jhalbazar area of South Dhaldanga in Shilkhuri Union of
Bhurungamari upazila.[1]After a case was filed against him, he was handed to
police on Sunday, 1 November.[2]The officer-in-charge of Bhurungamari police
station, Azim Uddin, said BGB handed Maruf Hossain alias Suruj to police after
filing a case.[1]
Over the previous 24 hours BGB carried out anti-smuggling and anti-drug
operations in Diyadanga, Moydan, Shaljhor and North Dhaldanga in Bhurungamari
and the Madarganj border-post area in Nageshwari.[1]The operation seized3 kg
of ganja together with 3,555 medicine pills, 80 cosmetics, two mobile phones and
a cow.[1]Officers also seized a battery-powered auto-rickshaw used for ganja
smuggling.[2]BGB set the seizure value of all the detained goods at 322,210
taka.[1]
The seizures were announced in a press release signed by Kurigram Battalion (22
BGB) commander Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Mahbub-ul-Haq.[2]The commander
said BGB remains firmly committed to implementing a zero-tolerance policy to
ensure sovereignty and security in the border area, prevent drugs and smuggling
and curb illegal infiltration.[1]He said such operations will continue.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The operation covered the previous 24 hours, so seizures may have occurred on 31 October; 1 November 2026, the handover and first publication date, is used as the incident date.
The reported seizure value of 322,210 taka covers all seized goods together and is not recorded as a cannabis-only value.
Non-cannabis items including medicines, cosmetics, phones, a cow and the auto-rickshaw are mentioned only to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
No court outcome beyond the filing of the case and handover to Bhurungamari police was reported.
Coordinates are for the Bhurungamari upazila centre, not a surveyed point for the multiple border posts.
Two people were detained in separate anti-drug raids in Rajapur, Jhalakathi, with officers seizing 250 g of ganja and yaba tablets. A mobile court sentenced one man to one year and three months in prison with a 2,000-taka fine, while police filed a drug case against the second man.
Arrested 2Cannabis 250 gPrison 1 year 3 monthsFine BDT 2,000
Khulna's Special Response Battalion arrested 26-year-old Tarek Hossain at Katakhali Mor in Fakirhat with eight kilograms of ganja. Police filed a Narcotics Control Act case and sent him to jail through the Bagerhat court.
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.
Police in Dumki, Patuakhali arrested a 20-year-old youth with 20 grams of ganja during a nighttime road patrol in Lebukhali Union on 11 November 2026. A case was filed at Dumki police station under the Narcotics Control Act.
