The Department of Narcotics Control arrested three people with 25 grams of ganja during an anti-drug drive in Bogura.[1] The drive ran from 3:00 pm to 3:40 pm on Saturday 14 November in front of the Baytur Rahman Central Mosque and in the Chaksutrapur Chamragudam area of Bogura Sadar Upazila.[1] An operational team of DNC Bogura’s Ka circle conducted the drive, led by Assistant Commissioner and Executive Magistrate Md Obaidur Rahman of the Bogura district administration.[1]
Those arrested were Kiron Harijan (30) of Kalitala Cotton Mill Harijan Colony in Bogura Sadar, Md Rimon Islam (21) of Durgahata in Gabtali Upazila, and Md Shamim Sheikh (30) of Badurtala in Bogura Sadar.[1] A mobile court then gave Kiron Harijan seven days of simple imprisonment and a 50-taka fine, Rimon Islam 15 days and a 50-taka fine, and Shamim Sheikh three months and a 50-taka fine.[1]
The recovered 25 grams of ganja was destroyed on the spot on the executive magistrate’s order, according to DNC sources.[1] The Department of Narcotics Control said its anti-drug drives would continue with the aim of building a drug-free Bangladesh.[1]
