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Police arrested 305 people in separate anti-drug drives and regular cases across Chattogram over the past 24 hours, recovering 82,860 yaba pills, 21.9kg of cannabis, 500 litres of liquor and 761 bottles of syrup.
The arrests were made between Friday morning and Saturday morning, according to the Chattogram Range Police office.
Chattogram Range DIG Abdul Quddus Chowdhury said 77 of those arrested were accused in regular cases, while 12 were detained under Section 34 of the Police Act and five under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Another 117 people were arrested under arrest warrants and 21 under conviction warrants.
Police also arrested 73 people in drug-related cases, including 35 alleged drug dealers and 38 drug users.
Meanwhile, mobile courts sentenced 33 people to imprisonment and collected Tk9,150 in fines during the anti-drug operations. A total of 28 drug cases were filed in connection with the drives.