Brahmanpara police in Cumilla arrested two men accused of trying to smuggle ganja hidden in a CNG-fuelled auto-rickshaw.[1][2][3][4] The operation took place at midday on Thursday 29 October on the paved road from Gopal Nagar Bazar toward Kalikapur Bazar in Dulalpur Union.[1][2][4] The detained men are 42-year-old Jamil Hossain of Dhalahas in Debidwar and 38-year-old Babul Mia of South Tentabhumi in Brahmanpara.[1][2][3][4]

Acting on a tip-off, a Brahmanpara police team waited on the Gopal Nagar-Kalikapur road and stopped the auto-rickshaw after its movements looked suspicious.[1][2][4] A search found 15 kg of ganja, the local term for cannabis, concealed beside the engine of the three-wheeled vehicle.[1][2][4]

Sub-Inspector Rupam Kumar Sarkar led the raid with Assistant Sub-Inspector Md. Kamruzzaman.[1][2][4] Brahmanpara officer-in-charge Md. Faruk Hossain said legal action was being taken against the arrested men and anti-drug operations would continue.[1][2][4] Police said a case under the relevant law was being filed against the arrested men.[5]

Police named four additional accused as absconding in the case — Suman Mia (35), Mobarak Hossain, Manik (25) and Hasan Ali (22) — and said drives to arrest them were continuing.[3] The 29 October operation was led by Debidwar Circle Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Shahin and included SI Md. Shamim, SI Rupam Sarkar and ASI Kamruzzaman Sohag of Brahmanpara police station.[3]