Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 484 people during raids across the capital in the past 24 hours. A total of 52 cases were filed during the period.
Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP Md Akter Hossain disclosed the information on Thursday (November 12).
Of the arrested, 29 were from Ramna Division, 49 from Lalbagh, 40 from Wari, 59 from Motijheel, 76 from Tejgaon, 127 from Mirpur, 45 from Gulshan, 51 from Uttara, three from SRU and five from the Detective Branch (DB).
During the drives, police recovered a Chinese axe, four cocktails, 11 exploded cocktail fragments, two defused cocktail remnants, 4,282 yaba pills, 10.62 kg of cannabis and 43 mobile phones. They also rescued a victim.
Akter Hossain said the arrests were made during raids in different police station areas of the capital on Wednesday (November 11), when police also seized various evidence and drugs.
Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway.
-AJM