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DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 577 people during routine operations across the capital over the past 24 hours. A total of 55 cases were also filed during the period.
DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Md Aktar Hossain disclosed the information on Thursday morning.
He said police conducted raids in different police station areas across the capital on Wednesday, November 4, and made the arrests while recovering various evidence and narcotics. Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway, he added.
According to Aktar Hossain, the arrests included 37 in Ramna Division, 42 in Lalbagh, 94 in Wari, 85 in Motijheel, 90 in Tejgaon, 141 in Mirpur, 46 in Gulshan, 41 in Uttara and one by the Detective Branch (DB).
During the operations, police recovered 150 grams of cannabis, 2,539 yaba pills, 1.85 grams of heroin, three motorcycles, eight mobile phones, Tk1,500 and one victim.
