Youth Arrested with Cannabis in Amtali.

Amtali (Barguna) Correspondent Police have arrested a man named Md. Sharif Howlader (35) with 400 grams of cannabis during a special anti-drug operation. He was arrested on Saturday afternoon following a raid in the Charpara area of ​​Gazipur Bazar, located in Atharogachia Union of Amtali Upazila. According to police sources, a joint team comprising personnel from the Gazipur Police Outpost and Amtali Police Station conducted the operation around 4:55 PM on Saturday as part of an ongoing nationwide special drive. Led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Shawkat Hossain, the police team raided the premises of an abandoned, under-construction building belonging to dentist Nurul Islam Talukdar in the Charpara area of ​​Gazipur Bazar (Ward No. 9, Atharogachia Union). Md. Sharif Howlader was detained during the operation. Police stated that 400 grams of cannabis were subsequently recovered from his possession. The arrested individual, Sharif Howlader, is the son of the late Khalil Howlader from Ward No. 9 (Gazipur Uttar Kanda) of Atharogachia Union. He currently resides as a tenant of Amanullah, a grocer in Gazipur Bazar. Md. Yakub Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Amtali Police Station, confirmed that the recovered cannabis has been seized. Legal proceedings are underway against the arrested individual, including the filing of a formal case under the Narcotics Control Act. Such anti-drug operations will continue.