Chattogram:In a special drive conducted over the last 24 hours, police in the Chattogram range have arrested 881 individuals across 11 districts. This operation is part of an intensified crackdown on various criminal activities, including juvenile gang violence, mugging, extortion, acts of terrorism, and drug-related offenses.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the same period, 410 individuals were detained as part of an anti-juvenile gang drive. The arrests include 88 individuals connected to regular cases, 76 related to prior cases, 32 under Section 34 of the Police Act, 9 under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and 39 under Section 151 and other relevant laws. Furthermore, 126 were arrested on various warrants, and 22 under warrants for conviction.
Additionally, 79 drug users were arrested in connection with drug-related cases. Including 46 drug dealers arrested in various regular and other cases, a total of 125 individuals were apprehended in drug-related operations. In the anti-drug drive, mobile courts sentenced 50 individuals to imprisonment and imposed fines totaling Taka 9,800, with 36 drug-related cases being filed.
The operation resulted in the seizure of 20,440 Yaba tablets, 50.067 kilograms of cannabis, 27.5 liters of locally made illicit liquor, 10 bottles of foreign liquor, and 11 bottles of "Scuf" cough syrup. Meanwhile, 36 members of a banned organization were arrested, with the highest number of arrests, 24, occurring in Cumilla district.
Of the 410 individuals detained during the anti-juvenile gang operations, 224 were released into the custody of their guardians upon signing a bond. Legal action has been initiated against the remaining 186 individuals. The police have stated that such special operations will continue to curb crime and maintain law and order in the public interest.