Coast Guard seized 4-kg hemp in Hatiya, one detained
Hatiya (Noakhali) Correspondent
Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested a drug trafficker along with four kilograms of hemp during a drive in Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali on Monday.
Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon said this in a press release on Monday afternoon.
Acting on a secret tip-off, a team from Coast Guard Station Hatiya conducted a special operation in the Chairman Ghat adjacent area under Hatiya Police Station at around 1:30 pm on Monday. During the drive, officers searched a suspicious speed boat and seized four kilograms of hemp valued at approximately Tk 1.60 lakh, arresting one person from the vessel.
The seized contraband and the arrested individual were subsequently handed over to Hatiya Police Station for legal proceedings.
The Coast Guard will continue such anti-narcotics operations to curb the spread of illicit drugs.
