21-year-old held with 14 kg of ganja in Jatrabari, Dhaka
Dhaka detectives arrested 21-year-old Md Sajjad Hossain Naushad in Shonir Akhra, Jatrabari, seizing 14 kg of ganja and a mobile phone. Police filed a narcotics case at Jatrabari Police Station and sent him to court.
Detectives of the Detective Motijheel division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police,
the police force for the capital, arrested one drug dealer in Dhaka’s Jatrabari
area with 14 kg of ganja, the local term for cannabis.[1]The arrested man was
identified by police as 21-year-old Md Sajjad Hossain Naushad.[2]The
operation took place at about 10 pm on Sunday in the Shonir Akhra area, a
neighbourhood within Jatrabari Police Station limits in southern Dhaka.[1]
Officers recovered 14 kg of ganja and one mobile phone from his possession
during the search.[2]Police filed a case against the arrested man at
Jatrabari Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.[1]Police then sent
the arrested man to court.[1]
During preliminary questioning, he admitted that he was a professional drug
dealer.[1]He said he collected drugs from different places across the
country.[1]He sold those drugs in the Jatrabari police-station area and in
other parts of the capital.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the DMP News report on the 14 kg ganja seizure in Jatrabari.Photo details
Both sources date the raid to Sunday 1 October, but 1 October 2026 was not a Sunday and both reports were published on 2 November 2026, so 1 November 2026 is used as the incident date.
No street value, plant count or field area was published, so only the 14 kg weight and one arrest are recorded.
No charge details, custody ruling or court outcome beyond sending the arrested man to court were reported.
Both accounts repeat the police version of events, with no statement from the accused beyond the reported admission.
Other Dhaka drug operations listed alongside these reports, including a 24-hour sweep with 549 arrests, are separate events left out of this report.
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.
