Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 500 people during regular raids across the capital over the past 24 hours. A total of 53 cases were filed in connection with various incidents during the same period. A large quantity of drugs and other evidence was also recovered.

The DMP disclosed the information on Wednesday (August 26).

According to the police, the arrests included 31 people from the Ramna Division, 40 from Lalbagh, 58 from Wari, 63 from Motijheel, 71 from Tejgaon, 136 from Mirpur, 57 from Gulshan, 32 from Uttara, 10 from the Detective Branch (DB), and two from the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Division.

During the operations, police recovered four motorcycles, four CNG-run auto-rickshaws, five fake number plates, 1,266 Indian sarees, two monitors, eight mobile phones, 16 baskets allegedly used for theft, eight keys, one pair of cutting scissors and one latch.

Police also seized 26 kilograms and 160 grams of cannabis, 7,212 yaba tablets, 5.5 grams of heroin and 440 bottles of Eskaf syrup (phensedyl).

The DMP said the arrests and recoveries were made during operations conducted in different police station areas across the capital. Legal proceedings against those arrested are underway.