The 8th Armed Police Battalion arrested 166 people in operations centred on Rohingya camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, from May 2025 through July 2026, according to APBn sources. The arrests were made in 71 cases and included 22 suspects in murder cases, eight in arms cases, 12 in abduction cases and 43 in narcotics cases. Police also said 13 abducted women, men and children of different ages were rescued alive and safely.

The operations recovered 204,031 yaba tablets, a submachine gun, a pistol, a revolver, seven one-shooter guns, two single-barrel guns, ammunition, locally made weapons and narcotics. Other seized items included 37 stolen or lost mobile phones, a walkie-talkie set, Tk30,000 linked to bKash fraud and Tk1,434,500 described as proceeds from drug sales and other sources.

Police said the campaign also made progress in controlling group clashes, weapons displays, child marriage, direct and online gambling, and domestic violence in the camps. APBn commander Riaz Uddin Ahmad said intelligence-based planned operations would continue to maintain order and suppress crime.