In a massive series of anti-crime operations across the capital, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 759 individuals and filed 42 cases over the past 24 hours.
The nationwide and capital-wide clampdown details were disclosed on Thursday (October 15, 2026) by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Media & Public Relations) Md. Akhtar Hossain. The operations, conducted on Wednesday (October 14) across various police stations and detective branches, netted significant quantities of illegal arms, narcotics, and smuggled goods.
Divisional arrest figures indicate highest enforcement in Mirpur (263) and Tejgaon (196), followed by Wari (92), Motijheel (49), Gulshan (42), Uttara (40), Lalbagh (40), Ramna (34), and the Detective Branch (3). During the raids, police recovered a foreign pistol, a round of ammunition, a domestic one-shooter gun, 22.89 kg of cannabis, 170 Yaba pills, 6,100 Tapentadol tablets, and 149 cans of beer. Additionally, officers confiscated 790 packets of foreign cigarettes, a motorcycle, gold jewelry, 9 mobile phones, Tk 37,580 in cash, and successfully rescued one abducted/hostage victim. Legal proceedings against the arrested suspects are currently underway.
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