Police in Jamalpur arrested Israfil, 20, and Sufia Begum, 40, and seized 6.5 kg of cannabis in an undercover operation in the Rani Ganj brothel area of Jamalpur municipality.[1][2][3] The operation took place at about 5:35 pm on Thursday 29 October 2026.[1][3] Israfil is the son of Dudu Mia of Pathalia Uttarpara in Jamalpur Sadar upazila, a sub-district, and Sufia Begum the daughter of Lal Mia of Malancha in Melandah upazila.[1][3] Police put the market value of the seized cannabis at about 195,000 taka (1 lakh 95 thousand).[1][3] A case was filed against both under the Narcotics Control Act.[4][3] They were sent to jail through court on 30 October.[4][3]

Jamalpur Sadar police said they had acted on a tip-off that cannabis was being sold in the brothel area.[1] Sub-inspector Asaduzzaman entered the area by rickshaw posing as a buyer, the officer said.[4][3] A man asked him whether he wanted ‘product or a woman’, he said.[1] He said he wanted cannabis, paid, and was handed a packet of it; he then signalled officers already in position, who detained the man.[1] In the search, officers found 2 kg of cannabis in a blue polythene bag and 4.5 kg wrapped in poster paper in 740 small packets (puriya) in a red plastic bucket.[4][3] They also seized a digital scale used for weighing cannabis and 2,050 taka in cash from drug sales.[4][3]

Officer-in-charge Nazmus Sakib said nobody linked to drugs would be spared and asked Jamalpur residents to help police with information.[4] Additional superintendent of police (crime and operations) Yahia Al Mamun said the district police were taking a hard line against drugs.[1]

The raid took place in a room of house No. 6 in the brothel area.[2]