477 arrested in DMP drives in 24 hours

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 477 people in regular drives across the capital in the past 24 hours and filed 34 cases.

Of the arrestees, 25 were arrested in Ramna, 34 in Lalbagh, 35 in Wari, 36 in Motijheel, 85 in Tejgaon, 161 in Mirpur, 52 in Gulshan, 46 in Uttara and three by the Detective Branch (DB).

During the drives, police recovered 436 yaba pills, four bottles of foreign liquor, seven mobile phones, Tk 6,550 in cash and one victim.

The arrests and recoveries were made during operations in different police station areas across the capital.

Further legal action against the arrestees is underway.

-AJM