A mobile court has sentenced nine individuals to one month's jail each for illegal sand extraction in the Meghna River in Guagachia area of Gazaria Upazila in Munshiganj.
During the drive, the authorities seized a bulk carrier loaded with sand.
The operation, conducted jointly by Gazaria Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md. Mamun Sharif and Matlab (North) Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Hillol Chakma, lasted 7 hours and took place in the Matlab (North) area of Chandpur.
The drive aimed to halt illegal sand extraction and continued until midnight on Thursday.
Following the court's verdict, the convicts were sent to Munshiganj Jail.