Chandpur:District police have arrested 20 individuals during anti-drug operations, seizing 51 yaba tablets and 293 grams of cannabis in the last 24 hours.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, police also detained 70 teenage gang members in separate operations across the district during the same period. Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Operations) Nadia Noor confirmed these details at a press briefing on Sunday afternoon.
The anti-drug operations took place in various police station areas throughout the district on Saturday. Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station arrested eight individuals for drug consumption and another person in possession of 11 yaba tablets. In Faridganj, police arrested a man accused under the Narcotics Control Act and seized 100 grams of cannabis. Matlab South Police Station apprehended two individuals with 23 grams of cannabis, while Matlab North Police arrested two others with 24 yaba tablets and 20 grams of cannabis. Additionally, police arrested two people with five yaba tablets in Hajiganj, two with six yaba tablets in Shahrasti, and another two with five yaba tablets and 150 grams of cannabis in Kachua. Legal actions have been initiated against all the arrested individuals.
In separate operations targeting teenage gangs, police arrested one person in Haimchar, 14 in Faridganj, eight in Matlab North, 14 in Hajiganj, 17 in Shahrasti, and 16 in Kachua. The detained teenagers were released to their guardians after verification.
Chandpur Superintendent of Police Md. Mizanur Rahman stated that district police are committed to eradicating drugs and dismantling teenage gangs.