DMP Arrests 478 in Dhaka During 24-Hour Drive
Published : 11:41, 14 November 2026
DMP Arrests 478 in Dhaka During 24-Hour Drive
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 478 people across the capital in a 24-hour operation, while 62 cases were filed during the same period. The arrests were made on Friday (November 13) during raids in different police station areas, in which drugs and other evidence were also seized.
The information was confirmed by Md. Akter Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division.
According to Hossain, the arrests included 29 people in the Ramna division, 58 in Lalbagh, 74 in Wari, 39 in Motijheel, 71 in Tejgaon, 127 in Mirpur, 23 in Gulshan and 51 in Uttara. Another five arrests were made by SRU-1 and the Detective Branch.
During the operations, police seized 14 kilograms and 45 grams of cannabis, 1,633 yaba pills and 2.5 grams of heroin. They also recovered five mobile phones, 17 bicycles, Tk 47,090 in suspected drug-sale proceeds, two spent smoke-bomb casings and parts of eight exploded cocktails.
Legal proceedings against the arrested individuals are underway, the DMP official said.
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