Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 363 people and filed 60 cases during routine drives across the capital over the last 24 hours, according to a DMP statement issued on Monday.
The arrests were made during operations conducted across different police station areas in the capital by DMP’s crime and detective units.
According to DMP, the arrestees included 69 from Mirpur Division, followed by 63 in Motijheel, 50 in Tejgaon, 49 in Wari, 42 in Uttara, 41 in Gulshan, 21 in Lalbagh, 20 in Ramna, and eight by the Detective Branch.
During these drives, law enforcers recovered a significant quantity of narcotics and weapons, including 86.5 kg of cannabis, 7,977 yaba tablets, five knives, one pair of scissors, two SS pipes, and three sticks.
DMP said legal proceedings against the arrestees are underway.
