A total of 546 people were arrested and 62 cases filed during regular drives conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital over the past 24 hours.
Of the arrested, 37 were detained by the Ramna Division, 45 by the Lalbagh Division, 77 by the Wari Division, 73 by the Motijheel Division, 109 by the Tejgaon Division, 125 by the Mirpur Division, 42 by the Gulshan Division, 34 by the Uttara Division, three by the Detective Branch and one by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Division.
During the drives, police recovered remnants of an exploded cocktail, 4.12kg of cannabis, 2,196 yaba tablets, 51 grams of heroin, 30 bottles of foreign liquor, five mobile phones and a private car.
The arrests and seizures were made during raids in different areas under various police stations in the capital.
Further legal action against the arrestees is underway.
