Published: 10:51 PM, 13 November 2026
1,210 arrested in special operation by Chattogram Range Police
Police arrested 1,210 people across 11 districts under the Chattogram Range in the past 24 hours during a special operation targeting juvenile gangs, mugging, extortion, terrorism and drug-related crimes.
The Chattogram Range Police office confirmed the figures in a report issued on Friday.
According to the report, 97 people were arrested in newly filed (regular) cases, while 164 were held in previously filed cases. Another 60 were arrested under Section 34 of the Police Act, seven under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and 56 under Section 151 of the CrPC and other relevant laws.
Police also arrested 149 people on arrest warrants and 10 on conviction warrants, along with 131 members of banned organisations.
In the anti-drug drive, 130 drug users were arrested in drug-related cases. Including those arrested in other regular cases, the total number of people held for drug-related offences stood at 164.
During the operation, mobile courts sentenced 43 people to imprisonment and collected fines totaling Taka 26,700. A total of 28 drug-related cases were also filed.
Police recovered 14,247 Yaba tablets, 20 Tapentadol tablets, 12 small packets (puriya) of cannabis, 15 kg and 135 grams of cannabis, 10 bottles of "Fairdil" syrup and 29 litres of locally made illicit liquor.
In the drive against juvenile gangs, 537 people were arrested. Of them, 339 were released into the custody of their families after signing bonds, while legal action was initiated against the remaining 198.
Police said the special operation, conducted in the public interest, would continue.
