The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 544 people and filed 62 cases during regular drives across the capital over a 24-hour period.
According to a DMP press release issued on Friday, the arrests were made in different police station areas on Thursday.
Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 144 people detained, followed by Wari with 95, Tejgaon with 59, Gulshan with 55, Uttara with 49, Motijheel with 44, Lalbagh with 42 and Ramna with 41. Another 13 people were arrested in joint operations by SRU-2 and the Detective Branch.
Police seized 540 grams of cannabis, 6,258 Yaba tablets, 4.2 grams of heroin, four packets of heroin, 37 Pethidine injections, two knives and two cutters.
Further legal action against the arrested individuals is underway, the press release added.
