Special Response Battalion-9 arrested 19-year-old Md. Sakib Mia in Bishnupur, Bijaynagar, seizing 100 kg of ganja packed in 10 sacks. Police said he and absconding associates stored border-area cannabis for sale, and he was handed to Bijaynagar police for legal action.
Special Response Battalion-9 arrested 19-year-old Md. Sakib Mia with 100 kg of
ganja in Bijaynagar, Brahmanbaria.[1]Officers detained him around 1:30 at
night on a paved road in the Bishnupur area of Bijaynagar.[1]
An SRB-9 team raided Bishnupur on a tip-off that several people had gathered
there to buy and sell drugs.[1]The group dropped several sacks and tried to
flee when officers appeared, and officers chased and detained Sakib Mia while
other suspects escaped.[1]Officers searched 10 abandoned sacks on Sakib’s
information and recovered 100 kg of ganja wrapped in blue polythene.[1]
In questioning, Sakib said he and his absconding associates had collected the
ganja from a Brahmanbaria border area and kept it to sell.[1]Bijaynagar
police confirmed SRB-9 handed over a drug dealer with 100 kg of ganja and said
legal action was being taken against him.[1]SRB-9 said its intelligence work
and operations continue to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against drugs.[1]
Photos and video
Stacks of wrapped bundles reported as the seized 100 kg of ganja displayed at the SRB-9 briefing.Photo details
Only one accessible source was found for this event, so no second account confirms the details.
The article was published on the evening of 19 October 2026 but describes the raid at about 1:30 on the night of 19 October, so the exact calendar day of the arrest is uncertain.
The report says five to six other suspects fled; no further detail or arrest concerning them was published.
No charge, case number or court outcome was reported beyond handover to Bijaynagar police and pending legal action.
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.
