Chattogram:In a 24-hour operation across 11 districts of the Chattogram Range, police arrested 627 individuals on Friday. The operations targeted juvenile gangs, mugging, extortion, various criminal activities, and drug offenses.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, 180 people were specifically detained for their involvement with juvenile gangs. The arrests included 79 linked to regular criminal cases, 52 from previously filed cases, 35 under Section 34 of the Police Act, five under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and 40 under various other laws, including Section 151.
Police also apprehended 145 individuals on outstanding warrants and 23 on conviction-related warrants. A total of 111 people were arrested in connection with drug offenses, including 68 in drug cases—two of whom were identified as couriers and 66 as users. Additionally, 43 were detained as drug dealers in both regular and other cases.
During the anti-drug drive, mobile courts sentenced 48 individuals to imprisonment and collected fines totaling Taka 10,100, while 34 narcotics cases were filed. Law enforcement seized significant amounts of illegal substances, including 64,266 Yaba tablets, 131 liters of locally-made illicit liquor, 70 liters of raw materials for liquor production, 20 bottles of Phenadryl syrup, 200 Tapentadol tablets, 110 bottles of Scuff syrup, and 470 grams of cannabis.
Eleven arrests were made concerning affiliations with banned organizations, distributed across Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Cumilla, Chandpur, Noakhali, and Feni districts. Of those detained for juvenile gang activities, 132 were released to their guardians after a bond was signed, while 48 are facing legal proceedings.
The arrests were distributed across the districts as follows 59 in Chattogram, 36 in Brahmanbaria, 33 in Lakshmipur, 24 in Noakhali, 18 in Cox's Bazar, and five each in Rangamati and Khagrachhari.