To counter terrorism, sabotage and illicit drug activities the Jhalokathi police conducted a special security drill in the town on Tuesday morning. Law enforcement personnel patrolled strategic locations on motorcycles and pickup trucks starting from the Sadar Police Station with officials confirming that such operations and drills will continue regularly.
In a separate anti-drug drive in Nalchity upazila, police arrested five individuals and seized 45 Yaba tablets and 50 grams of cannabis across three operations.
On Monday night Mohammad Sabbir Hossain (29) was arrested at the Godanda Bridge in Subidpur Union with 40 Yaba tablets. Later that night around 11:30 PM, police detained three others Md. Suman Howlader (24), Md. Majid Uddin Bepari (32) and Md. Akash Mir (22) at Tak Bazar, recovering 50 grams of cannabis from their possession.
Nalchity Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Towhiduzzaman Sohag stated that separate cases have been filed against the accused under the Narcotics Control Act and the campaign against drug trafficking will remain active.
