Dhaka: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a professional drug peddler with 60 kilograms of ganja and a private car in the capital’s Jatrabari area last night.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a team of DB, Uttara Division, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid and arrested Md. Masum, 30, from the Dania area of Kazla in Jatrabari on Wednesday at around 11:35 pm, as stated in a media release by DMP today.
Police reported that the estimated value of the seized ganja is TK 12 lakh. Based on secret information, the DB team positioned themselves in Dania area of Kazla after learning that a drug peddler was transporting the ganja in a private car heading towards Jatrabari.
During initial interrogation, Masum confessed to being an active member of a professional drug peddling gang and admitted to transporting the ganja for sale. A case was filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act in Jatrabari police station.