A total of 541 people were arrested and 48 cases were filed during regular drives conducted by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) across the capital in the 24 hours till 6am on Monday.
Of the arrestees, 24 were arrested by Ramna Division, 61 by Lalbagh Division, 67 by Wari Division, 60 by Motijheel Division, 77 by Tejgaon Division, 149 by Mirpur Division, 53 by Gulshan Division, 49 by Uttara Division and one by the Detective Branch (DB), according to a DMP on Monday morning.
During the drives, police also seized a foreign-made pistol, a magazine, three rounds of ammunition, 6.2 kg of cannabis, 4,642 yaba tablets, four luxury vehicles, a private car, an auto-rickshaw, four mobile phones and Tk 12,800 in cash.
Further legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are underway, the DMP said.