153 kg ganja seized in Chattogram Range sweep, 117 drug arrests
Chattogram Range police seized 153.38 kg of ganja among other drugs in a 24-hour sweep across 11 districts on 29-30 October 2026. Police reported 117 drug-related arrests, 36 narcotics cases and 33 jailings by mobile courts.
Chattogram Range police arrested and detained 1,129 people in a 24-hour special
drive against juvenile gangs, mugging, extortion, militancy and drugs.[1]The
juvenile-gang part of the drive held 653 people across 11 districts, of whom 461
were released to guardians on bond and 192 face legal action.[1]The operation
ran from Thursday 29 October to Friday 30 October 2026.[2]Police arrested 75
people in drug cases, comprising one drug carrier and 74 drug users, plus 42
drug traders in regular and other cases.[1]Mobile courts jailed 33 people in
the anti-drug drive, 36 cases were filed under the Narcotics Control Act and
police collected 38,200 taka in fines.[2]
The sweep seized 1,467 yaba tablets, 153 kg380 g of ganja, 91 litres of cholai
liquor, four bottles of scuff syrup and 28 tapentadol tablets, according to
police.[1]
Range DIG Abdul Quddus Chowdhury announced the results, including routine cases,
previous cases, Police Act and Code of Criminal Procedure detentions, and
warrant and sentence-warrant arrests.[1]Cumilla accounted for the most
juvenile-gang detentions with 351, followed by Chattogram with 101, with the
rest spread across Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni, Brahmanbaria,
Rangamati, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachhari and Bandarban.[1]Police said such
special drives conducted in the public interest will continue.[1]
Photos and video
Police photo of several people arrested in the Chattogram Range operation.Photo details
The reports do not say how many of the 117 drug-related arrests involved ganja rather than yaba, liquor, syrup or tapentadol.
The sweep total of 1,129 arrests and detentions covers all offences including juvenile gangs, so this report counts only the 75 drug-case arrests plus 42 drug traders.
No prison terms were published for the 33 people jailed by mobile courts.
The 38,200 taka fine and 36 Narcotics Control Act cases cover all drugs together, with no cannabis-only valuation.
Yaba, cholai liquor, scuff syrup and tapentadol amounts are mentioned only to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
Both outlets appear to follow the same Chattogram Range briefing and are not fully independent.
The incident date uses 30 October 2026, the end of the stated 29-30 October 24-hour operation.
No arrested person was named and no later court outcome was reported.
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.
