405 arrested as Dhaka raids seize 41.5 kg of cannabis in 24 hours
Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 405 people and filed 62 cases during 24 hours of raids across the capital, seizing 41.5 kg of cannabis alongside yaba and heroin. The Mirpur division made the most arrests, and police say further legal action is under way.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the police force for the capital, arrested 405
people and filed 62 cases during raids across Dhaka over a 24-hour period.[1]The arrests were made during operations in different police station areas of
Dhaka on Sunday, according to a DMP press release issued on the day of
publication.[1]The Mirpur division accounted for the most arrests with 147,
followed by Tejgaon with 59, Gulshan with 43, Lalbagh with 40, Motijheel with
36, Wari with 34, Uttara with 20 and Ramna with 17.[1]The Detective Branch
arrested six people while the Special Reserve Unit arrested three.[1]Police
said further legal action against those arrested was under way.[1]
During the same operations, police seized 5,992 yaba tablets, 41.5 kilograms of
cannabis and 22 packets of heroin.[1]They also recovered four mobile phones,
3,112 SIM cards, a truck, a bus, a key, 26 ceiling fans and 57,685 taka in cash.[1]Police also rescued one victim during the raids.[1]
The figures are the police’s own counts from the 24-hour sweep as reported
through BSS, with the cannabis component standing separately at 41.5 kilograms
alongside the yaba and heroin seizures.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
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.
