Police arrested one person in Bijaynagar after recovering 122 kg of ganja from a dwelling house.[1][2] The arrested man was identified as Md Ripon Mia.[1] The operation took place early on Thursday 29 October in the Bamutia area of Paharpur Union No. 10.[1][2] A Bijaynagar Thana police team launched the Bamutia raid at about 4:50 am on secret information.[1] Officers searched a dwelling house in Bamutia and recovered 122 kg of ganja.[1][2] The recovered ganja was formally seized through a seizure list under the rules and Ripon Mia was arrested at the scene.[1][2] Ripon Mia is the son of the late Asmat Ali of Bamutia village.[1] He lives in Paharpur Union No. 10 in Bijaynagar.[1] A second account describes the detainee as 28-year-old Ripon Miah held with 3 maunds (122 kg) of cannabis in Bijoynagar.[3][2] It places the report at Paharpur, Bijoynagar, Brahamanbaria in Chittagong.[3] It timestamps the incident on 29 October 2026.[3]
The large haul sparked discussion in the area.[1] Local observers called for sustained enforcement against illegal drug trading and trafficking.[1] Police filed a case over the incident at Bijaynagar Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.[1][2] Further legal action against the arrested man was still pending when the seizure was reported.[1]
The house search was led by Bijaynagar Sub-Inspector Md Nazmul Hasan acting on secret information.[2] Bijaynagar officer-in-charge Mohammad Ahsan Ullah said anti-drug operations based on secret information and intelligence surveillance were continuing and would continue to eliminate drugs.[2]
