The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 534 people during regular drives across the capital over a 24-hour period.
The DMP disclosed the information in a press release issued on Friday.
According to the DMP, 26 people were arrested in Ramna Division, 60 in Lalbagh, 48 in Wari, 52 in Motijheel, 91 in Tejgaon, 147 in Mirpur, 50 in Gulshan and 55 in Uttara.
Besides, the Special Reserve Unit (SRU) arrested one person, while the Detective Branch (DB) arrested four.
During the drives, police recovered three crude bombs, three fragments of exploded crude bombs, 925 forged Tk1,000 notes, narcotics and seven mobile phones.
They also filed 53 cases over various incidents during the period.
The seized narcotics included six kilogrammes of cannabis, 207 Yaba pills and 10 bottles of Phensedyl.
Police also rescued one victim during the operations.
Legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway.
