Police arrested a man with 24 kilograms of cannabis and seized the pickup van used to transport the drugs in Kuliarchar upazila, Kishoreganj.
A case was filed against Md. Dalim Mia, 34, under the Narcotics Control Act at Kuliarchar police station on Wednesday (July 1).
The arrest was made early Tuesday at approximately 1 a.m. at the Dwariyakandi bus stand area on the Bhairab-Kishoreganj regional road. Police set up a checkpoint based on intelligence. When a cotton-laden pickup van was signaled to stop, the driver sped away. Officers chased the vehicle for several kilometers before surrounding it.
A search of the van uncovered 24 kilograms of cannabis concealed among the cotton. Dalim Mia was arrested and the van seized.
Dalim Mia is from Bhairabpur Uttarpara, Bhairab upazila, and the son of Alal Mia. Police said he is a known drug dealer with multiple narcotics cases at various stations across the country. Officers are verifying those cases and working to identify others involved in his network.
The Kuliarchar OC said operations against drug trafficking will continue and intelligence activities are being intensified.
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