RANGPUR, Dec 27, 2025 (BSS) - The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) arrested 3,152 people and seized a huge quantity of drugs during 9,910 anti-drug drives conducted across Rangpur division over the last 11 and a half months. Additional Director of the DNC's Rangpur divisional office Md Masud Hossain said the operations were carried out from January to December 15 this year in all eight districts of the division - Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh. Vehicles and cash used in drug trafficking were also seized. He said the DNC is conducting continuous and coordinated operations to curb drug trafficking and prevent the spread of narcotics across the division. Md Masud Hossain said the anti-drug campaign will be further strengthened in future through enhanced coordination with law enforcement agencies and the local administration.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 27, 2025 04:36 UTC