500 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.
On Friday afternoon 9 October 2026 a Department of Narcotics Control team from the Brahmanbaria district office operated on the road in front of a shop named Dayal Enterprise, on the western side of the Cumilla-Sylhet highway in the Radhika Bazar area of Sultanpur Union under Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila.[1]The team detained Sumon Mia, 45, and recovered 500 grams of cannabis from his possession.[1]
The accused and the case
Sumon is the son of the late Bazlu Mia and the late Shahara Khatun, originally from Guruhit Uttarpara in Ward No. 6 of Chandibar Union under Kasba upazila, with a permanent address in Narui Brahmanhata of Kaitala Union under Nabinagar upazila.[1]Following the operation the seized cannabis was confiscated, and Md. Tayriful Islam, a sub-inspector of the Department of Narcotics Control, filed a regular case with Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station naming Sumon Mia as the sole accused.[1]
Photos and video
Lead photo published with the report of the Brahmanbaria cannabis arrest.Photo details
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