News:2026-07-24/Trafficking/indian-national-arrested-with-11-8-kg-of-cannabis-at-dhaka-airport-after-bangkok-flight

24 July 2026

Trafficking

Bangladesh·Dhaka Division·Dhaka·Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport

Indian national arrested with 11.8 kg of cannabis at Dhaka airport after Bangkok flight

The Department of Narcotics Control announced on 25 July 2026 that Md Zulfikar Molla, an Indian national aged 33 from Rajarhat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, had been arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with 11.8 kg of cannabis concealed beneath clothing in 21 polythene packets in his trolley bag. Molla arrived from Bangkok on Thai Airways flight TG321. Acting on a tip-off, a DNC team led by Inspector Shahria Sharmin of the Dhaka Metro (North) Airport Circle intercepted him at the green channel of the arrival hall at about 1:30pm on 24 July and searched the bag in the presence of witnesses and airport authorities. Officials seized his Indian passport, boarding card and a smartphone with an Indian SIM card. A case was filed under the Narcotics Control Act, 2018 at Airport Police Station with Sharmin as complainant. Molla told interrogators he had planned to stay in Bangladesh for two to three days before returning to India. Reported by The Business Standard on 25 July 2026.

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2026-07-24 Trafficking Indian national arrested with 11.8 kg of cannabis at Dhaka airport after Bangkok flight The Department of Narcotics Control announced on 25 July 2026 that Md Zulfikar Molla, an Indian national aged 33 from Rajarhat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, had been arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with 11.8 kg of cannabis concealed beneath clothing in 21 polythene packets in his trolley bag. Molla arrived from Bangkok on Thai Airways flight TG321. Acting on a tip-off, a DNC team led by Inspector Shahria Sharmin of the Dhaka Metro (North) Airport Circle intercepted him at the green channel of the arrival hall at about 1:30pm on 24 July and searched the bag in the presence of witnesses and airport authorities. Officials seized his Indian passport, boarding card and a smartphone with an Indian SIM card. A case was filed under the Narcotics Control Act, 2018 at Airport Police Station with Sharmin as complainant. Molla told interrogators he had planned to stay in Bangladesh for two to three days before returning to India. Reported by The Business Standard on 25 July 2026. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/crime/indian-national-held-dhaka-airport-118kg-cannabis-smuggled-thailand-1497041 Bangladesh Dhaka Division Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport 23° 50' 24.00" N, 90° 24' 0.00" E Department of Narcotics Control