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DHAKA: A total of 476 people were arrested in the past 24 hours during regular raids by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Fifty-one cases were filed during the same period.
The DMP media wing disclosed the information on Tuesday morning (October 13).
Of those arrested, 26 were from Ramna Division, 65 from Lalbagh, 60 from Wari, 70 from Motijheel, 75 from Tejgaon, 116 from Mirpur, 35 from Gulshan, 26 from Uttara, two from the Detective Branch (DB) and one from the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit.
During the operations, police seized 3,818 yaba pills, 350 grams of cannabis, 114 packets of heroin, 10 litres of locally made liquor, three bottles of foreign liquor, two motorcycles, two bags and seven mobile phones. One victim was also rescued.
The arrests and seizures were made during raids in different areas under DMP jurisdiction, police said.
Further legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are underway, according to the DMP.
