DHAKA, July 17, (V7N) — Police arrested 401 crime suspects in a series of operations carried out across Dhaka City over the past 24 hours.
According to a press release of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), 50 criminal cases were filed during the same period.
The statement said Ramna division police arrested 44 while 26 were arrested by Lalbagh Division, 42 by Wari Division, 41 by Motijheel Division, 31 by Tejgaon Division, 119 by Mirpur Division, 47 by Gulshan Division, 38 by Uttara Division and 13 by the Intelligence Division.
During the drive police also seized 25,109 pieces of yaba, 20.95 kg of marijuana, one battery-powered auto-rickshaw, 83 mobile phones, one banner with Awami League slogan, five playing cards, two microbuses, 6600 SIM cards and one laptop.
Police also rescued a victim from their custody.
Legal proceedings against the arrested persons are underway, DMP said.
