Jhenaidah Police seized 7.5 kg of cannabis from a pineaple laden pickup van and arrested two drug dealers on Thursday morning. They were arrested from Mahishakundu area in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila.
The arrestees were identified as Sohel Rana, son of Abdur Rob of Ganna village of Jhenaidah Sadar and Idris Ali, son of Anar Gazi of Guimara village of Khagrachhari.
Jhenaidah Sadar police station Officer-in-charge Mijanur Rahman said acting on a tip off, a contingent of police led by inspector investigation Abul Khayer Sheikh had stopped a pick up laden with pineapple in the morning of Thursday.
The policemen seized 7.5 kg of cannabis from under the fruits kept in the bottom of the vehicles tactfully. They had filed a case with Jhenaidah Sadar police station in this connection, officer in charge said.
