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DMP arrests 480 in 24-hour drive across Dhaka
Greenwatch Desk
Police
2026-07-04, 3:34pm
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 480 people in connection with various criminal offences during its routine drives across the capital over the past 24 hours till 6:00am on Saturday.
A total of 60 cases were filed during the period, DMP Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Niaz Mehedi said on Saturday.
According to the DMP, 47 people were arrested from Ramna Division, 25 from Lalbagh, 58 from Wari, 46 from Motijheel, 84 from Tejgaon, 116 from Mirpur, 47 from Gulshan, 50 from Uttara Division and five and two by the Detective Branch (DB) and CTTC unit of DMP.
During the drives, police recovered 7.488 grams of hemp, 6,746 pieces of Yaba tablets, three grams of heroin, and five bottles of Phensidyl, one private car, one ambulance, one motorbike, five mobile phone sets, one bag and Tk 1.23 lakh in cash, reports BSS.