58 accused arrested and 38 teen gang members detained in two-day special police drive in Chandpur
In a special police drive to control the law-and-order situation and suppress crime in Chandpur, 58 accused persons have been arrested in two days. In the same period, police detained 38 teen gang members. The information came on Saturday (November 14) morning from separate notices of the district police media cell.
In the drive, 100 grams of cannabis, 206 yaba tablets and 14 grams of crushed yaba were recovered. Besides, 17 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its associate organisations and seven drug-related accused were arrested.
Under the direction of Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Mizanur Rahman, various police stations of the district and the Detective Branch (DB) arrested and detained these persons in separate 24-hour-based drives on November 12 and 13 (Thursday and Friday).
According to the notices, in the November 12 drive, 28 accused were arrested and 20 teen gang members detained. At that time, 16 yaba tablets were recovered. Among those arrested were seven leaders and activists of the banned organisation and three drug-related accused.
In the November 13 drive, on the other hand, 30 accused were arrested and 18 teen gang members detained. On that day, police recovered 100 grams of cannabis, 190 yaba tablets and 14 grams of crushed yaba. Among those arrested were 10 leaders and activists of the banned organisation and four drug-related accused.
Among the banned organisation's leaders and activists in the two-day drive, on November 12 Chandpur DB arrested five, and Hajiganj and Shahrasti police stations arrested one each. On November 13, Chandpur Sadar Model police station arrested one, Haimchar one, Faridganj three, Matlab Dakshin one, Matlab Uttar one and Shahrasti police station three.
Besides, 31 persons were arrested in various cases in the two days and three more under various sections and drives.
In the anti-teen-gang drive, on November 12 Chandpur Sadar Model police station detained four, Kachua six, Hajiganj five and Matlab Uttar police station five. On November 13, Chandpur Sadar Model police station detained three, Faridganj six, Matlab Dakshin six and Hajiganj three.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Nadira Noor said the detained teenagers were handed over to their families after verification. Legal action has been taken against the arrested accused. Such police drives to suppress crime will continue.
