A total of 943 more suspects have been arrested by the security forces personnel within a 24-hour window ending at 12.30 a.m. today (Jan.18) as part of the ongoing countrywide anti-drug operation ‘Yukthiya’.
Among the arrestees are 670 suspects who were taken into custody on narcotics-related charges and 273 others who were on the list of wanted criminal suspects.
Detention orders have been secured against 9 suspects for further interrogations, and 25 drug addicts who were among the arrestees have been sent for rehabilitation.
Additionally, 32 suspects who were on the list of registered suspects of the Police Narcotics Bureau and the Police Special Task Force have also been arrested during the special police operation.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, the narcotics taken into custody during this 24-hour window include 199g of heroin, 168g of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), 2.kg of cannabis, 2,883 cannabis plants and 59 narcotic pills.
