BSS-65 One held with 97 kg ganja in Gaibandha

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RAB-SEIZURE-GANJA (with picture)

One held with 97 kg ganja in Gaibandha

RANGPUR, Dec 8, 2020 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) seized 97 kg of smuggled ganja, a Mahindra pick-up truck and other goods and arrested an alleged drug trader from Palashbari upazila in Gaibandha today.

“A joint operational team of the RAB-13 battalion headquarters and its Gaibandha Crime Prevention Company (CPC) searched the pick-up truck and arrested the man with the huge contraband ganja and other goods from the spot at 1:30 pm,” a press release said.

During the raid, the elite force seized the smuggled ganja especially packed in 18 sacs, the Mahindra pick-up with documents, one mobile phone set, a SIM card Taka 830 in cash and 50 bundles of paddy straws from the possession of the arrested person.

The arrested person is Bablu Mali, 30, son of Kanu Mali of village Namuri in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat district.

“During primary interrogation, the arrested person admitted that he was tactfully carrying the smuggled ganja after purchasing those from Lalmonirhat frontier areas in Lalmonirhat to Sirajganj district,” the release added.

After filing a case in this connection, the elite force handed over the arrested drug trader to Palashbari police station in Gaibandha tonight.

BSS/MI/RY/21:50hrs