Nineteen Rohingya people were rescued and three alleged members of a human trafficking gang arrested in Kachhapia area of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf early yesterday.

A police team, led by Sub-Inspector of Teknaf Police Station Badiul Alam, carried out the operation around 3:00am.

All the arrestees -- Jafar Alam, 30, Mujib Ullah, 32, and Hamid Ullah, 32 -- are residents of East Kachhapia in Teknaf, said Mohammad Rahmat Ullah, superintendent of police in Cox's Bazar.

"A case has been filed under the Human Trafficking Prevention and Suppression Act with Teknaf Police Station," he said, adding that drives against traffickers will continue.