Police in Dumki, Patuakhali arrested five youths in three separate special operations in Lebukhali and Angaria unions.[1] The operations ran from the evening of 10 November to the night of 11 November in different parts of the two unions.[1]
Around 6:30 pm on 10 November, SI Rubel Azad led a raid on the paved road in front of Kabir Akan’s house in Ward 2 of Lebukhali Union and arrested Roni Akan (22) and Rabbi Hasan (22) with 55 grams of ganja.[1] Around 8:45 pm the same day, SI H M Sojal led a raid in front of Nizam Mira’s house in Jhalisha village, Ward 9 of Angaria Union and arrested Shawkat Howlader (20) and Hridoy Howlader (22) with 30 grams of ganja.[1] Around 12:30 at night, ASI Mosharraf Hossain led a raid at the head of the Satani-Atharogachhia road in front of Sujan Jomaddar’s house in Atharogachhia village, Lebukhali Union and arrested Tawhid Talukder (20) with 20 grams of ganja.[1]
Police seized the 105 grams of ganja recovered in the three operations in accordance with the rules.[1] Three separate cases were filed at Dumki police station under section 19(ka) of the table to section 36(1) of the Narcotics Control Act, 2018, with two cases recorded on 10 November and one on 11 November.[2]
Dumki police station officer-in-charge Md Selim Uddin confirmed the arrests and said the five accused were sent to the court.[1]
