40 kg of cannabis seized from private car after chase in Khagrachhari's Ramgarh, driver held

Local residents and police chased down a private car in Ramgarh, Khagrachhari, and seized 40 kilograms of cannabis from it. The driver, Md Khalid Hossain, 29, was detained. He is the son of Humayun Kabir of the Ratu Mirapara area in Ward No. 1 of Khagrachhari Sadar upazila.

The incident took place around midnight on Saturday in the Nakapa Bazar area of Patachhara union in Ramgarh upazila.

According to local eyewitnesses, a speeding private car coming from Khagrachhari drew the suspicion of locals as it crossed the Jaliapara road late at night. When the driver tried to speed away instead of stopping, residents informed the Hafchhari police outpost.

Police and local people then jointly chased the car and blocked its path in the Nakapa Bazar area. An agitated crowd smashed the car's front windshield, and the driver was slightly injured. A search of the vehicle afterwards recovered 40 kilograms of cannabis in two sacks.

Ramgarh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Nazir Alam confirmed the incident, saying: 'The detained driver has now been handed over to Ramgarh Police Station. The private car used to transport the drugs is in police custody.'

The OC added that the detained driver is being interrogated to identify the main supplier and the destination of the seized cannabis. A case under the Narcotics Control Act is being filed at Ramgarh Police Station in this connection.