
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 478 individuals and filed 62 cases during a coordinated 24-hour anti-crime and anti-narcotics operation conducted across various police station areas in the capital. According to a DMP press release issued on Saturday, November 14, 2026, the raids took place throughout Friday, leading to the recovery of substantial quantities of narcotics, stolen goods, and explosive remnants. Among the eight crime divisions, Mirpur Division recorded the highest number of arrests with 127 individuals, followed by Wari (74), Tejgaon (71), Lalbagh (58), Uttara (51), Motijheel (39), Ramna (29), and Gulshan (23), alongside 5 arrests made jointly by SRU-1 and the Detective Branch (DB). During the drives, law enforcement seized 14 kg and 45 grams of cannabis (ganja), 1,633 yaba pills, 2.5 grams of heroin, BDT 47,090 in drug sale proceeds, 17 bicycles, 5 mobile phones, 3 pages of screenshots, 2 exploded smoke bomb shells, and remnants of 8 exploded cocktails. Subsequent legal proceedings against the arrestees are currently underway.
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