Chattogram:Police have arrested 1,210 individuals across 11 districts under the Chattogram Range over the past 24 hours as part of a special operation targeting juvenile gangs, mugging, extortion, terrorism, and drug-related crimes.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Chattogram Range Police office confirmed these figures in a report issued today. The report detailed that 97 people were arrested in newly filed cases, and 164 in previously filed cases. Additionally, 60 individuals were apprehended under Section 34 of the Police Act, seven under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and 56 under Section 151 of the CrPC and other relevant laws.
Moreover, police detained 149 individuals on arrest warrants and 10 on conviction warrants, along with 131 members of banned organizations. In an anti-drug effort, 130 drug users were apprehended in drug-related cases, bringing the total number of those held for drug offences to 164. The operation also involved mobile courts sentencing 43 people to imprisonment and collecting fines totaling Taka 26,700, while 28 drug-related cases were filed.
In addition to the arrests, law enforcement recovered 14,247 Yaba tablets, 20 Tapentadol tablets, 12 small packets of cannabis, 15 kg and 135 grams of cannabis, 10 bottles of "Fairdil" syrup, and 29 liters of locally made illicit liquor. Efforts against juvenile gangs led to the arrest of 537 individuals, with 339 released into family custody after signing bonds and legal action taken against the remaining 198. Police have announced that the special operation will continue in the public interest.