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3 held with 16.5kg hemp at Jatrabari
Greenwatch Desk
Drugs
2026-04-30, 9:48am
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested three people, including two women, along with 16.5 kilograms of hemp in the capital’s Jatrabari area.
The arrestees were identified as Bokul, 45, Parvin, 45, and Md Main Uddin, 24.
NM Nasiruddin, Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP, said a team from the DB’s Motijheel Division conducted a drive around 9:30pm on Tuesday on a road in front of Bismillah Zamzam Hotel near Kajla Bridge under Jatrabari Police Station.
During the operation, police recovered 16.5 kg of hemp from their possession and arrested them, he said.
The official said the arrestees are active members of a drug trafficking network, reports UNB.
During primary interrogation, they admitted to collecting drugs from different parts of the country for a long time and distributing those in different areas of the capital, he added.