1,154 arrested in a single day in Chattogram crackdown

Police have arrested 1,154 people in a special drive across 11 districts of the Chattogram Range to curb offences including teen gangs, mugging, extortion, terrorism and drugs.

The information about the drive, carried out on Saturday (7 November), was shared by the Chattogram Range on Sunday (8 November) afternoon.

During the same period, 598 people were detained in an anti-teen-gang drive. Of them, 393 were handed over to their guardians after giving a bond, while legal action has been taken against the remaining 205.

According to the Chattogram Range, among those arrested were 80 in regular cases, 66 in previous cases, 61 under Section 34 of the Police Act and six under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

In addition, 48 were arrested under Section 151 and other laws, 185 on arrest warrants and 34 on sentence warrants.

In drug-related offences, 76 drug users and 50 drug dealers were arrested in regular and other cases.

In the anti-drug drive, mobile courts sentenced 32 people to imprisonment. A fine of 4,500 taka was collected from them. A total of 34 drug cases were filed.

The drive recovered 38,137 yaba pills, 27 kg 360 grams of cannabis, 10 litres of locally brewed liquor and nine bottles of foreign liquor.

Meanwhile, 129 members of a banned organisation were arrested. Of them, the highest number, 55, were arrested in Chandpur, followed by 26 in Cumilla, 15 in Chattogram, nine in Noakhali, six in Brahmanbaria, seven in Lakshmipur, two in Feni, two in Rangamati, six in Khagrachhari and one in Cox's Bazar.

The highest number of teen-gang members were detained in Cumilla. District-wise, 264 were detained in Cumilla, 111 in Chattogram, 56 in Lakshmipur, 38 in Brahmanbaria, 27 each in Chandpur and Noakhali, 26 in Cox's Bazar, 13 in Feni, 13 in Khagrachhari, 12 in Bandarban and 11 in Rangamati.