In regular operations conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) across various areas of the capital, 662 individuals were arrested over the past 24 hours, during which 43 cases were filed. Police also recovered a significant quantity of narcotics, locally-made weapons, a motorcycle, mobile phones, and cash during the drive.
This information was shared in a press release issued on Monday (October 26) by Niaz Mehedi, Additional Deputy Commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division.
According to the release, the arrests were made during operations carried out on Sunday (October 25) across various police station jurisdictions in the capital. The breakdown of arrests by division includes: 36 in Ramna, 78 in Lalbagh, 93 in Wari, 82 in Motijheel, 92 in Tejgaon, 140 in Mirpur, 78 in Gulshan, 57 in Uttara, and 6 by the Detective Branch (DB). Mirpur recorded the highest number of arrests during this period.
Items seized during the operations comprise one Chinese axe, two knives, 4,621 Yaba pills, 712 grams of cannabis, 30 grams of heroin, 300 bottles of the banned narcotic syrup 'Escuf', one motorcycle, five mobile phones, and 33,820 taka in cash. The press release noted that legal action is actively being taken against all arrested individuals.
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Reported by Staff Reporter, Dhaka • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
