Police arrested seven people with arms and huge quantities of drugs in separate drives in the capital early Wednesday.
“The detective branch of police seized three illegal firearms, 14 bullets, 2900 bottles of phensedyl and 68 bottles of alcoholic liquor from them,” said Masudur Rahman, a deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (media wing).
Journalists will be briefed on the matter at a press meet in the afternoon, he said.