The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 518 people during regular drives across the capital over the past 24 hours, filing 58 cases in connection with the operations.
The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the DMP on Wednesday.
Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 148 people apprehended during the drives.
According to the DMP, the arrests included 93 in Tejgaon Division, 61 in Lalbagh Division, 54 in Wari Division, 48 in Ramna Division, 37 in Gulshan Division, 35 in Motijheel Division and 32 in Uttara Division.
The Detective Branch (DB) arrested nine people, while the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) division arrested one.
During the operations across various police station areas of the capital, law enforcers recovered 11,701 Yaba tablets, 2kg and 850g of cannabis, two grams of heroin, Tk4,636 in cash earned from drug sales, one motorcycle and five mobile phones.
Police also rescued one victim during the operations.
The press release added that legal proceedings against the arrested individuals were under way.
