Police arrested 857 people in a single day during operations targeting juvenile gangs, criminal activities and drugs across the Chattogram Range. Of them, 434 were detained in a crackdown on juvenile gangs, while 13 members of an organisation whose activities have been banned were also arrested.
The Chattogram Range office disclosed the information on Wednesday, October 14.
According to the range office, 84 people were arrested in regular cases, 57 in previously filed cases, 32 under Section 34 of the Police Act, seven under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and 27 under Section 151 and other laws.
Police also arrested 128 people under warrants in various cases and 29 under conviction warrants.
A total of 59 people were arrested in narcotics cases, including two alleged drug carriers and 57 drug users. Another 61 people were arrested as suspected drug dealers in regular and other cases, bringing the total number of drug-related arrests to 120.
During anti-drug operations, mobile courts sentenced 24 people to imprisonment and collected fines totalling Tk 74,700. Police also filed 48 cases related to narcotics.
The seized items included 2,761 yaba tablets, 90.42kg of cannabis, 35 litres of locally brewed liquor, 90 bottles of beer, 58 bottles of foreign liquor and 67 bottles of Skaf cough syrup. A mini covered van allegedly used to transport cannabis was also seized.
Of the 434 people detained in operations against juvenile gangs, 372 were handed over to their parents or guardians after signing undertakings. Legal action was taken against the remaining 62. District-wise figures showed that 95 people were detained in Lakshmipur, 91 in Noakhali, 73 in Chattogram, 69 in Chandpur, 32 in Cox’s Bazar, 27 in Khagrachhari, 19 in Brahmanbaria, 16 in Rangamati and 12 in Feni.
Police also arrested 13 members of an organisation whose activities have been banned. Five were arrested in Noakhali, four in Chattogram, two in Cumilla, and one each in Feni and Khagrachhari.
