A total of 629 people were arrested in separate drives conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) across the capital over the past 24 hours. During the same period, 50 cases were filed.

DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Md Aktar Hossain confirmed the information on Sunday (September 13).

He said 40 people were arrested by the Ramna Division, 42 by Lalbagh, 65 by Wari, 68 by Motijheel, 95 by Tejgaon, 203 by Mirpur, 55 by Gulshan, 49 by Uttara and 12 by the Detective Branch.

During the drives, police seized 7.965 kilograms of cannabis, 211 yaba tablets, 106 grams of heroin, one foreign-made pistol, one shotgun, one air gun, one round of ammunition, one magazine, one spent cartridge, 32 Redball cartridges, 55 mobile phones, seven pieces of foil paper, three gas lighters, one bottle of alcohol, one autorickshaw, three motorcycles, four knives, two steel blades, one machete and Tk 108,220 in cash.

The arrests were made during operations conducted in various police station areas across the capital. Police also recovered drugs and other pieces of evidence during the drives.

Further legal action against the arrestees is under process, the DMP official said.