74 arrested in a day in Chandpur, 19 teen gang members detained

Police special operations across various police stations in Chandpur district led to the arrest of 74 accused and the detention of 19 teen gang members within 24 hours.

In operations conducted on Friday (6 November) in different areas of the district, 62 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its associate organisations were arrested, along with 12 people in drug-related cases.

The information was shared on Saturday (7 November) morning by the media cell of the Police Superintendent’s office.

The operations were carried out under the direction of Police Superintendent Md Mizanur Rahman to control the law-and-order situation in the district and curb crime.

According to police, among the arrested Awami League leaders and activists, 6 were arrested in Faridganj, 31 in Chandpur Sadar Model police station, 6 in Shahrasti, 7 in Hajiganj and 12 in Matlab North.

In the anti-teen-gang operations, 7 were detained in Faridganj, 4 in Chandpur Sadar Model, 4 in Haimchar and 4 in Hajiganj – 19 in total.

Twelve people were also arrested in anti-drug operations.

Faridganj police recovered 540 grams of cannabis and 50 yaba pills, Matlab South police recovered 50 grams of cannabis and 30 yaba pills, and Shahrasti police recovered 150 grams of cannabis and 26 yaba pills.

Haimchar police recovered 2 yaba pills and Matlab North police recovered 7. Hajiganj police recovered 51 yaba pills, but the accused in that case fled.

In total, the anti-drug operations recovered 740 grams of cannabis and 166 yaba pills.

Additional Police Superintendent (Administration and Finance) Nadia Noor said the detained teenagers were handed over to their families after verification, and legal action has been taken against the other arrested accused.

She said such operations will continue to curb crime in the district and keep the law-and-order situation normal.