Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 483 people and filed 59 cases in the capital over the past 24 hours as part of a regular crime crackdown.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the arrests were made by police units across Dhaka, with the Mirpur division accounting for the highest number at 132, followed by Wari with 80, Uttara with 55, and Motijheel with 53. The information was detailed in a DMP statement.
Further arrests included 45 individuals in Tejgaon, 40 in Gulshan, 34 in Ramna, 33 in Lalbagh, and 11 by the Detective Branch (DB). During these operations, police seized 120 kg of cannabis, 12,375 yaba tablets, two packets of heroin, and five liters of locally produced alcohol.
Authorities also recovered 11,480 counterfeit cream products, 11 mobile phones, 526 sacks of rice, two knives, a motorcycle, a private car, and its remote key. Police stated that the arrests and seizures were made during operations in different parts of the capital, and legal proceedings against those arrested were underway.