A drug dealer named Jasim Uddin Mithu, aged 30, was arrested with yaba tablets in Dakshin Bhuterdiya area of Kedarapur Union under Babuganj upazila in Barishal. The arrest took place around 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2026, during a police operation in the area. Law enforcement recovered illegal yaba tablets from his possession.

Following the arrest, Jasim Uddin Mithu, son of Babul Hawlader from Dakshin Bhuterdiya village, was presented before a mobile court. Babuganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Asma Ul Husna sentenced him to 15 days of simple imprisonment and fined him 100 taka.

According to the Babuganj upazila administration, regular anti-drug operations are ongoing in the area, and authorities remain active in efforts to eliminate drug abuse from society.