Police in Shahrashti upazila of Chandpur arrested two individuals, including Khorshed Alam, a fugitive accused in 23 drug-related cases, during a special operation on Thursday. The arrests took place at Chowdhury Manzil in West Uplata village under the municipal area. The operation was conducted under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Mir Mahbubur Rahman, led by Sub-Inspector Md Arif Hossain and Assistant Sub-Inspector Amir Hossain.

According to police, Khorshed Alam, aged 44, and Borhan Uddin, aged 28, were detained during the raid. Law enforcers recovered 20 yaba tablets from Khorshed Alam and 25 from Borhan Uddin. Khorshed Alam had been sentenced to one year and eight months of imprisonment and fined 2,000 taka but had been absconding. Both detainees now face new charges under the Narcotics Control Act.

Police identified Khorshed Alam as the son of deceased Arab Ali of West Uplata Bepari Bari and Borhan Uddin as the son of Abdul Kadir of Dail Bari.