Purbadhala Thana police arrested 35-year-old Md Jamal Mia in an anti-drug operation in Bikunia village, Hogla Union, on 2 November 2026.[1] Jamal Mia is the son of the late Shahid Ali of the same village.[1] A mobile court sentenced him to 10 days of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 500 taka.[1] The court ordered five more days of imprisonment if the fine is not paid.[1]

Officers recovered one small packet, a puria, of ganja, the local term for cannabis, from his possession.[1] Police said he was detained in an intoxicated state with the ganja.[1] Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Salah Uddin Mahmud conducted the mobile court on the instructions of Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shafiqul Islam.[1] Purbadhala police station chief Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed the case and said the station’s anti-drug operations are continuing.[1]