Tetulia Model police station officers arrested Md Lablu, 28, in a special anti-drug operation in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh district.[1][2] The arrest took place around 9 pm on Sunday 8 November in Mondalpara village of Shalbahan Union.[1][2]

Acting on a tip-off, a police team went to an abandoned homestead in the village, where a man was reported to be staying to buy and sell drugs.[1] The team entered the house at about 9:10 pm and detained Lablu, recovering 60 yaba tablets and 100 grams of ganja from him.[1][2] Police confiscated the recovered drugs according to the rules.[1]

Police filed a regular case against Lablu under the Narcotics Control Act at Tetulia Model police station.[1][2] The officer-in-charge said anti-drug drives are continuing and such operations will be stepped up in future to eliminate drugs.[1]