Police have arrested a man named Shopon Hossain, 25, in Manda upazila under Naogaon district for cultivating cannabis at his residence. Six cannabis plants were seized from the yard of his house.
The raid was conducted on Thursday afternoon after police received a tip-off. Shopon is the son of Harunur Rashid from Barpoi Paschimpara village under Kosomba Union of the upazila.
Police said he had been cultivating cannabis in the yard of his home for a long time. The seized plants weighed 25 kilograms.
Manda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abu Raihan said, “Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Sujon Khan conducted the raid and arrested Shopon Hossain along with the cannabis plants.”
A case has been filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act.
