Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained a man with 7.8kg cannabis in front of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Friday.
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The detainee was identified as Milton Sheikh, son of Chan Miah Sheikh of Manikganj's Singair upazila.
Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Additional Superintendent of Police, Mohammad Ziaul Haque said Milton was seen roaming in front of the roundabout of the airport this morning.
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Armed police stopped him at the check post due to his suspicious movement.
Later, the law enforcers searched him and recovered the cannabis from his bag, he added.
At the instigation of a man named Amirul, he had a plan to collect cannabis from a person on Dhaka- Mymensingh road in front of the airport and take it to Manikganj. He collected cannabis as planned but was caught at the APBN check post.
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A case has been filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act at the airport police station, added the ASP.