Special Response Battalion-13 arrested 40-year-old Morjina Begum with 3 kg of ganja in Gangachara, Rangpur.[1] Officers detained her at about 4 pm on 29 October on a paved road in East Isli village in Lakshmitari Union.[1] Acting on a tip, an operational team from SRB-13’s Rangpur Sadar Company raided the area in front of Abul Malek’s house in East Isli village.[1] Officers recovered 3 kg of ganja from Morjina Begum during the raid.[1] Begum is the wife of Md. Mokbul Hossain of Gopal village in Kaunia Upazila.[2]

SRB-13 announced the arrest in a 30 October press release through Additional Superintendent and senior assistant director (media) Biplab Kumar Goswami.[1] SRB filed a case against her as plaintiff under the Narcotics Control Act.[2] Officers handed her and the seized ganja to Gangachara police station for further legal action.[1] Gangachara Model police station chief Abdus Sabur confirmed that the arrested woman and the seized ganja had been handed to the station.[1] He said a case under the Narcotics Control Act had been filed and further legal steps were under way.[1]