Kasba police arrested one man, Md. Jamal Mia, after recovering 29 kg of ganja in an anti-drug operation.[1][2] Mia is from Chhoto Bayek Madhyapara village and is the son of the late Tajul Islam.[1][2] A second account gives his age as 48 and names his late parents.[3]

The operation took place at around 4:30am on Wednesday, 4 November, in the Chhoto Bayek Madhyapara area of Bayek Union.[1][2] Acting on secret information, officers searched Jamal Mia’s dwelling house and found 29 kg of ganja in his possession.[3] Police prepared a seizure list before witnesses present and seized the drug through legal process.[3] The police team was led by Sub-Inspector Md. Abdur Rahim of Kasba Police Station.[3][2]

Police filed a case against the arrested man at Kasba Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.[1] Sub-Inspector Rahim, who led the raid, is the complainant in that case.[3] Kasba Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ali Mohammad Rashed confirmed the arrest and the recovery.[3][2] Brahmanbaria district police media wing conveyed the details in a press release.[1]