A mobile court in Kalapara, Patuakhali, sentenced two men to 21 days of rigorous imprisonment each for transporting cannabis.[1] Each was also fined 100 taka, with five more days of rigorous imprisonment if the fine went unpaid.[1]

The two men were arrested during a raid late at night in the Madrasa Road culvert area.[1]

Executive Magistrate and Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Yasin Sadeque handed down the sentence under section 42(1) of the Narcotics Control Act, 2018.[1] A police team led by Sub-Inspector Hamid of Kalapara police station assisted in the operation.[1] Yasin Sadeque said the campaign against drugs and illegal activity would continue.[1]

The ruling was given at midday on Friday 6 November, the day after the late-night raid, Patuakhali Times reported.[2]

The upazila administration reported the arrests and the mobile court’s rulings.[3] One of the two men was named in the account as Abubakkar, of Paschim Badurtali village in Tiakhali Union of Kalapara.[3]