Rohingya woman held with 8 kg ganja at a Chhagalnaiya checkpost
Border security officers at a checkpost on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chhagalnaiya, Feni, arrested a 28-year-old Rohingya woman, Hamida Begum, and seized 8 kg of ganja, which they valued at 80,000 taka. The arrest was handed to Chhagalnaiya Thana for legal action.
🇧🇩 Old Muhuriganj, Sultanatun filling station area, Chhagalnaiya, Feni · Bangladesh
On the night of 11 November at 9:25 pm, a temporary checkpost on the
Dhaka-Chattogram highway in front of the Sultanatun filling station in Old
Muhuriganj, Chhagalnaiya, caught a 28-year-old Rohingya woman, Hamida Begum,
with 8 kg of ganja.[1]SRBI-7, the Chattogram wing of the Border Security
Force, made the arrest on a tip.[1]
She is the daughter of Kamal Mia, from Kutupalong in Ukhia sub-district of Cox’s
Bazar.[1]SRBI-7 said the woman admitted to collecting ganja from the Feni
border area and selling it to users and dealers in Cox’s Bazar.[1]
At the checkpost, a woman carrying a bag tried to flee from a CDAM Travels bus
bound for Cox’s Bazar and was caught; her black bag held 8 kg of ganja wrapped
in blue polythene and scotch tape.[1]SRBI-7 valued the ganja at about 80,000
taka.[1]
SRBI-7 handed over the woman and the drug to Chhagalnaiya Thana police for legal
action.[1]
Photos and video
Photo of the arrested Rohingya woman Hamida Begum and the seized ganja, published with the Chaglanaiya arrest report. Photo: Rajshahir SomoyPhoto details
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