Coast Guard seizes 4kg of cannabis, arrests drug dealer in Hatiya
Coast Guard personnel have arrested a drug dealer with four kilogrammes of cannabis in a special operation in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali. A suspicious speedboat used to transport the drugs was searched and seized during the operation.
The team from Coast Guard Station Hatiya conducted the operation at 1:30pm on Monday (9 November 2026). The operation took place in the area adjoining Chairman Ghat under Hatiya police station.
According to Coast Guard sources, the special operation was carried out on the basis of secret information. During the operation, a suspicious speedboat in the area was stopped and searched.
The search recovered four kilogrammes of cannabis worth around 160,000 taka from the boat. A drug dealer involved in transporting the cannabis was arrested at the time.
Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon confirmed the information to the media on Monday afternoon.
The media officer said the arrested drug dealer and the seized cannabis have been handed over to Hatiya police station for further legal action.
He added that the Bangladesh Coast Guard will continue such operations in the future to protect the country's young people and to prevent the spread of dangerous drugs.
Hatiya is an island upazila of Noakhali district. The team from Coast Guard Station Hatiya regularly conducts patrols and operations in the coastal area there.
