Chattogram:Chattogram Range police have successfully arrested 1,149 individuals over the past 24 hours in a strategic operation aimed at curbing criminal activities across 11 districts. This operation targeted juvenile gangs, mugging, extortion, various criminal activities, and drug offenses.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the same period, 649 individuals were specifically detained in operations against juvenile gangs. The Chattogram Range Office disclosed these figures on Tuesday afternoon, summarizing operations conducted on Monday.
Among those arrested, 102 individuals were involved in regular criminal cases, while 81 were linked to prior cases. Additionally, 41 individuals were detained under Section 34 of the Police Act, four under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and 35 under various other laws, including Section 151. The operation also resulted in 137 arrests on outstanding warrants, with 16 on conviction warrants.
In drug-related offenses, the police arrested 84 individuals, including one drug courier and 83 drug users, alongside 47 drug dealers connected to various criminal activities. Mobile courts contributed to the operation by sentencing 23 individuals to imprisonment and collecting Taka 10,600 in fines. Authorities filed 35 separate drug-related cases.
The operation also led to the seizure of significant quantities of illegal substances, including 17,044 yaba tablets, 30.435 kilograms of cannabis, 188 liters of locally-made liquor, six bottles of foreign liquor, and 697 bottles of Scuf (codeine-based) cough syrup. Furthermore, 20 members of different banned organizations were apprehended, distributed across districts, including eight in Chattogram, four in Cumilla, and others in Noakhali, Khagrachari, Cox's Bazar, Brahmanbaria, and Feni.
The juvenile gang operations saw 419 of the 649 detained individuals released into the custody of their guardians after signing a formal bond, while legal actions were initiated against the remaining 230. Cumilla led the districts with the highest number of detentions at 385, followed by Chattogram with 70, Lakshmipur with 43, and various other numbers across the remaining districts.