The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 480 people in connection with various criminal offences during routine drives across the capital in the 24 hours leading up to 6am on Saturday.
A total of 60 cases were filed during the period, DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Niaz Mehedi said on Saturday.
According to the DMP, 47 people were arrested from Ramna Division, 25 from Lalbagh, 58 from Wari, 46 from Motijheel, 84 from Tejgaon, 116 from Mirpur, 47 from Gulshan, and 50 from Uttara Division. In addition, five people were arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) and two by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit.
During the drives, law enforcers recovered 7.488 grams of hemp, 6,746 Yaba tablets, three grams of heroin, and five bottles of Phensidyl. They also seized one private car, one ambulance, one motorbike, five mobile phone sets, one bag, and Tk1.23 lakh in cash.
