Police Arrest 33, Seize Drugs in Major Barishal Operation

Barishal:Police arrested 33 individuals during a special operation aimed at maintaining law and order and curbing crime in the district.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the police seized 185 yaba tablets and 370 grams of cannabis during this operation. The drive was carried out over the last 24 hours until Saturday, November 7, by various teams from the four police stations under Barishal Metropolitan Police (BMP) Media and its Detective Branch (DB) at different locations across the city.

The arrests included eight people connected to drug-related offenses, from whom yaba pills and cannabis were recovered. Additionally, eight individuals were detained on outstanding arrest warrants, four were accused in regular cases, 12 were taken into custody under the Barishal Metropolitan Police Ordinance, and one was arrested under other laws. These details were confirmed by Officer-in-Charge of Barishal Kotwali Model Police Station Md Monirul Islam.