Published: 11:52 AM, 03 October 2026
Police arrest 376 across 11 districts in Ctg Range
Police arrested 376 people over the past 24 hours across the 11 districts of the Chattogram Range during special anti-narcotics drives and regular case operations, according to a report issued on Friday by Chattogram Range Police headquarters.
The arrests included 95 people in regular cases, 48 in prior cases, 34 under Section 34 of the Police Act, 10 under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 63 under Section 151 of the CrPC and other laws, 65 on arrest warrants, and 12 on conviction warrants.
In drug-related cases, 49 people were arrested, all of whom were identified as drug users. Another 92 people, including 43 drug dealers, were arrested across regular and other cases.
During the anti-narcotics drive, mobile courts sentenced 15 people to imprisonment and collected fines totaling Taka 4,400. Thirty drug-related cases were filed during this period.
Police recovered 17,188 Yaba tablets, 11.720 kilograms of cannabis, 17 liters of illicitly distilled liquor, 96 bottles of Phensedyl syrup, six bottles of foreign liquor and two Tapentadol tablets.Police said the special drive, conducted in the public interest, will continue.
