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Our Correspondent, Rangamati

Members of the Narcotic Control Department conducting a drive at the house of a drug peddler at Kawkhali upazila seized 2 kilogram of cannabis on March 21, police said quoting the case filed by the department concerned.

Acting on a tip-off, members of the Narcotic Control Department under the leadership of Tapan Kanti Sharma, Inspector of the department concerned raided at the house of Ashutosh Chakma, 30, son of Priyotom Chakma at Poapara area under Kawkhali upazila at 5.30 PM on March 21 and seized the hemp.

Sensing the presence of the members of the department concerned, the drug peddler managed to escape from the house, sources added. A case was filed with Kawkhali Thana in this connection, police said.