The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 577 people during regular drives across the capital over the past 24 hours.
A total of 55 cases were filed for various offences during the operations.
Police also recovered a large quantity of narcotics, three motorcycles, eight mobile phones and Tk1,500 in cash. One victim was also rescued during the drives.
The information was disclosed in a DMP press release issued on Thursday.
According to the press release, the arrests were made during operations conducted in different police station areas across the capital on Wednesday.
A division-wise breakdown shows that 141 people were arrested in Mirpur Division, 94 in Wari, 90 in Tejgaon, 85 in Motijheel, 46 in Gulshan, 42 in Lalbagh, 41 in Uttara, 37 in Ramna and one in the Detective Division.
During the operations, police seized 150 grams of cannabis, 2,539 Yaba pills and 1.85 grams of heroin.
The DMP said legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are underway.
