Chattogram:In a significant law enforcement effort, the Chattogram Range Police have arrested 1,172 individuals over the past 24 hours across 11 districts. This special operation aimed to tackle crimes such as juvenile gang activity, mugging, extortion, terrorism, and drug-related offenses.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Chattogram Range Police office confirmed these arrest figures in a report released today. The report detailed that 84 individuals were arrested in regular cases, 324 in prior cases, and others under various sections of the Police Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure. Additionally, 113 people were apprehended on arrest warrants, and 17 on conviction warrants.
In drug-related operations, authorities detained 65 individuals, including one drug courier and 64 drug users, totaling 99 people arrested for drug offenses. Mobile courts sentenced 28 individuals to imprisonment and imposed fines amounting to Taka 12,405, while 23 drug-related cases were filed.
The operation also resulted in the seizure of a substantial quantity of illicit substances, including 13,711 Yaba tablets, 10 liters of locally brewed liquor, 11 bottles of foreign liquor, 28 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, and 3.175 kilograms of cannabis.
Focusing on juvenile gang activities, the police arrested 470 individuals. Among them, 273 were released to their families after signing a formal undertaking, while legal proceedings have commenced against the remaining 197. The police have indicated that this operation, conducted for public interest, will continue.