Coast Guard operation : 508 pieces of yaba, ganja, illegal syrup, indigenous weapons recovered in Khulna.
Khulna Bureau
In a joint operation at Batiaghata in Khulna, the Coast Guard arrested two drug dealers and the mastermind of a fraud ring along with 508 pieces of yaba, one kg of ganja, 15 pieces of illegal syrup and indigenous weapons onn Sunday noon.
Coast Guard Headquarters media officer Lt. Commander Khandaker Munif Taqi informed this through a press release.
On the basis of confidential information, on the night of October 26, 2024, Bangladesh Coast Guard and Bangladesh Police conducted a joint operation in the area adjacent to Baintala Bazaar under Batiaghata Upazila of Khulna District, the head of the drug trafficking and cheating gang. Shahed Hossain (30) and his accomplice Fuzzat Ali (32) were arrested. During the operation, 508 pieces of yaba, 1 kg 400 grams of ganja, 15 pieces of illegal syrup, 1 handcuff, clothes of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Police and a large quantity of indigenous weapons were seized. They have been conducting various types of sabotage activities using these clothes.
The seized drugs, indigenous weapons and arrested persons were handed over to Batiaghata police station along with all evidences for further legal action.
