Ukhiya, Nov 02 (V7N) – Police have arrested 604 people in various criminal cases in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, over the past three months, recovering more than 331,000 yaba tablets, firearms, ammunition and smuggled goods during the operations.
Among those arrested were 67 members of teenage gangs, according to police.
Data from Ukhiya Police Station show that the operations were conducted over 90 days, from August 1 to October 31, 2026.
Of the 604 arrested, 61 were identified as drug traders, 239 were wanted in connection with arrest warrants and 189 were accused in regular criminal cases. Police also arrested two people under Section 54 and 12 under Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as two under Section 290 of the Penal Code.
A further 32 people received sentences of varying terms through mobile courts.
During the operations, police recovered 331,868 yaba tablets, 118.5 litres of locally brewed liquor and three kilogrammes of cannabis.
They also seized four battery-powered three-wheelers, one CNG-run auto-rickshaw and three mobile phones allegedly used in drug transportation.
The recovered weapons included one pistol, one locally made one-shooter gun, one single-barrel firearm, one magazine, five rounds of ammunition and a dagger.
In anti-smuggling operations, police seized 54 sacks of fertiliser and 2,000 injections.
Police statistics also show that 263 General Register (GR) cases were filed at Ukhiya Police Station during the 90-day period, of which 257 were disposed of.
Ukhiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge Atikur Rahman provided the information about the operations, according to police.
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