News:2026-08-28/Trafficking/nine-sacks-of-cannabis-recovered-after-a-microbus-crashes-into-a-brahmanbaria-pond

NewsTrafficking28 August 2026

Nine sacks of cannabis recovered after a microbus crashes into a Brahmanbaria pond

The Business Standard reported that a microbus fled a police signal on the Sayedabad to Nayanpur road in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district on the morning of 28 August 2026, lost control and crashed into a roadside pond at Khidirpur. The officer in charge of Kasba Police Station, Ali Mohammad Rashed, said sacks of cannabis floated to the surface and that police recovered nine sacks after lifting the vehicle out with a crane that afternoon. He said the occupants swam ashore and fled without being arrested, and that the quantity of cannabis in the nine sacks could not be determined immediately. The Business Standard described the consignment as Indian cannabis, and the report attributes no statement of origin or border route to police.

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PlaceKasbaBrahmanbariaChattogram DivisionBangladesh

AgencyKasba Police Station

Approximate location23.75, 91.15

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2026-08-28 Trafficking Nine sacks of cannabis recovered after a microbus crashes into a Brahmanbaria pond The Business Standard reported that a microbus fled a police signal on the Sayedabad to Nayanpur road in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district on the morning of 28 August 2026, lost control and crashed into a roadside pond at Khidirpur. The officer in charge of Kasba Police Station, Ali Mohammad Rashed, said sacks of cannabis floated to the surface and that police recovered nine sacks after lifting the vehicle out with a crane that afternoon. He said the occupants swam ashore and fled without being arrested, and that the quantity of cannabis in the nine sacks could not be determined immediately. The Business Standard described the consignment as Indian cannabis, and the report attributes no statement of origin or border route to police. https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/microbus-carrying-cannabis-plunges-brahmanbaria-pond-during-police-chase-1527071 https://www.tbsnews.net/sites/default/files/styles/social share/public/images/2026/08/28/783027817 2337631430382814 3000842500197681259 n.jpg Bangladesh Chattogram Division Brahmanbaria Kasba 23° 45' 0.00" N, 91° 9' 0.00" E Kasba Police Station