Sylhet, Dec. 27 -- Police in Beanibazar, Sylhet, apprehended a young man carrying a large consignment of banned Indian bidis during a special operation. A CNG auto-rickshaw used to transport the contraband was also seized.

The arrested individual has been identified as 22-year-old Abid Ahmed, a resident of Golapganj Upazila in Sylhet.

The operation was conducted under the overall supervision of Sylhet Police Superintendent Kazi Akhtar Ul Alam and the guidance of Beanibazar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Omar Faruk. Inspector (Investigation) Md. Shobed Ali, along with SI (Acting) Hosain Mia and a team, set up a checkpoint at Sachan area on the Zakiganj-Sylhet regional road.

During the checkpoint inspection, police searched a ...