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DHAKA: A total of 522 people have been arrested in regular drives conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) across the capital over the past 24 hours. During the same period, 40 cases were filed.
DMP Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Akter Hossain disclosed the information on Sunday (November 8).
He said the arrestees were detained during raids in different police station areas across the capital, with various pieces of evidence and narcotics seized. Legal proceedings against the detainees are underway.
Akter Hossain said the arrests were made by different DMP divisions: 33 in Ramna, 43 in Lalbagh, 49 in Wari, 46 in Motijheel, 94 in Tejgaon, 166 in Mirpur, 53 in Gulshan, 35 in Uttara and three by the Detective Branch (DB).
He added that police recovered 100 grams of heroin, 10,924 yaba pills, 21.7 kilograms of cannabis and 20 litres of locally made liquor during the drives.
