58-year-old held with 300 g ganja and yaba in Muksudpur
Special Response Battalion-6 arrested 58-year-old Ashraf Matubbar in Muksudpur, Gopalganj, recovering 300 grams of ganja alongside 785 yaba tablets from his house. He was handed to Muksudpur police with a Narcotics Control Act case and sent to jail through the court.
Special Response Battalion-6 detained 58-year-old Ashraf Matubbar in Muksudpur,
Gopalganj, as an alleged drug dealer.[1]The raid took place at about 11:30 pm
on Friday 6 November 2026 in the Dakshin Panchbari area of Ward 4, Maharajpur
Union, Muksudpur.[1]Acting on a tip-off, an SRB-6 operational team from the
Sadar Company at Bhatiapara Camp carried out the operation.[1]
Officers recovered 785 yaba tablets and 300 grams of ganja from under a pile of
firewood beside a water tank on the south side of Matubbar’s house, as pointed
out by him.[1]The SRB Bhatiapara camp in-charge said the operation was part
of regular drives to implement a zero-tolerance policy against drugs.[1]The
seized drugs were confiscated and a regular case under the Narcotics Control Act
was filed at Muksudpur Police Station.[1]
The detainee and the recovered items were handed to Muksudpur police on Saturday
morning, and a case was filed over the seizure.[1]After the case was filed he
was shown arrested and sent to jail through the court on Saturday, according to
the Muksudpur police station chief.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The 785 yaba tablets are a methamphetamine-type drug, not cannabis, and are excluded from the cannabis figures; only the 300 grams of ganja is recorded as 0.3 kg seized.
No second source for this event was found after searching in Bengali and English, so only one accessible source is cited.
The romanisation Ashraf Matubbar follows the Bengali name as published.
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
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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.
