The Department of Narcotics Control has arrested a local Chhatra League leader with two kilograms of cannabis in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. The detainee, identified as Arifur Rahman, 37, is the son of the late Saheb Mia from King Chupuya village in Kalikapur Union and serves as the union’s Chhatra League vice-president. The arrest was confirmed on Saturday afternoon by Bazlur Rahman, deputy director of the department’s Cumilla office.
According to local sources, Arifur Rahman had been running a hotel named ‘Bismillah Truck Hotel’ near the Al Amin petrol pump on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway, where drug trading reportedly took place for a long time. Acting on a tip-off, a special team led by Sub-Inspector Tuntu Moni Chakma conducted a raid on Friday evening under the direction of Deputy Director Bazlur Rahman and seized the cannabis from the hotel.
Local residents welcomed the operation and thanked the narcotics officials. A case has been filed against Arifur Rahman under the Narcotics Control Act, and he has been sent to jail following a court order.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, চৌদ্দগ্রাম (কুমিল্লা) প্রকাশ : ২৩ মে ২০২৬, ১৬: ৩১ কুমিল্লার চৌদ্দগ্রাম উপজেলায় দুই কেজি গাঁজাসহ ইউনিয়ন ছাত্রলীগের এক নেতাকে আটক করেছে মাদকদ্রব্য নিয়ন্ত্রণ অধিদপ্তর। আটক ব্যক্তি হলেন আরিফুর রহমান (৩৭)। তিনি উপজেলার কালিকাপুর ইউনিয়নের
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