543 arrested in one day in DMP drives across Dhaka, 150 in Mirpur alone; 1,121 yaba pills and an unexploded cocktail recovered
In regular drives by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital, 543 people were arrested in the past 24 hours. A total of 38 cases were filed during this period.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Niaz Mehdi of the DMP's Media and Public Relations Division gave the information in a press release on Tuesday (October 27).
The release said the arrests were made on Monday (October 26) in drives across different police station areas of the capital.
By division, Mirpur saw the highest number of arrests, with 150 people held there. That was followed by 94 in the Wari division, 74 in Tejgaon, 62 in Gulshan, 48 in Motijheel, 42 in Lalbagh, 37 in Uttara and 33 in the Ramna division.
In addition, the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three more people. The divisional figures together with the DB arrests bring the total to 543.
Among drugs, the drives recovered 1,121 yaba pills and 28 grams of heroin.
The drives also recovered one switch gear, one pliers, one anti-cutter, one unexploded cocktail and parts of an exploded cocktail.
One auto-rickshaw, 15 mobile phones and 13 SIM cards were also recovered. One victim was rescued during the drives.
The DMP release said legal proceedings against those arrested are under way.
