Security forces have intensified their clampdown across the capital as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained 465 people in a series of targeted anti-crime operations over a twenty-four-hour period. Authorities confirmed that these synchronized swoops form part of an ongoing initiative to suppress illicit narcotics trafficking, track down fugitives, and curb escalating public safety concerns throughout various metropolitan precincts.
According to an official media release issued by the police headquarters, the sweeping crackdown resulted in forty-five formal cases being filed under relevant legal statutes. Investigators deployed tactical units and neighborhood patrols across all administrative zones to apprehend suspects linked to active warrants, syndicate operations, and street-level offences.
A detailed breakdown of the apprehension figures highlights that the Mirpur division recorded the highest number of arrests, with ninety individuals taken into custody. This was closely followed by the Motijheel division, where eighty-three suspects were detained, and the Tejgaon division with eighty apprehensions. Law enforcement officers also secured notable figures in other territories, capturing sixty-four people in Wari, thirty-eight each in Ramna and Lalbagh, thirty-four in Uttara, and thirty-three within the Gulshan precinct. Meanwhile, specialized detective branch operatives accounted for five additional arrests during independent raids.
During these intensive searches, police intercepted a substantial volume of contraband items, illicit substances, and weapons. Seizures included a country-made one-shooter gun, a shotgun cartridge, two sharp knives, fifty kilograms of cannabis, two hundred ninety-nine yaba tablets, and twenty-three bottles of foreign liquor. Officers also impounded operational gear and logistical assets used by criminal syndicates, comprising a pickup van, eleven mobile phones, a steel rod, five wooden stamps, bottle caps, foil paper, and four thousand five hundred Bangladeshi Taka in cash. Amidst these rescue and enforcement procedures, patrol teams successfully liberated one victim who had been held against their will.
The detained suspects are currently undergoing further legal processing at respective local police stations before being presented before the magistrate courts. Senior commanders emphasized that such rigorous metropolitan sweeps remain vital for safeguarding neighborhoods and deterring criminal elements from establishing safe havens within the urban landscape.
Statistical Overview of the Metropolitan Police Drive
| Metric Indicator | Operational Detail / Statistics |
| Operational Timespan | Past 24 hours |
| Total Individuals Arrested | 465 persons |
| Total Formal Cases Filed | 45 cases |
| Mirpur Division Apprehensions | 90 suspects |
| Motijheel Division Apprehensions | 83 suspects |
| Tejgaon Division Apprehensions | 80 suspects |
| Wari Division Apprehensions | 64 suspects |
| Ramna & Lalbagh Divisions | 38 suspects each |
| Uttara & Gulshan Divisions | 34 and 33 suspects respectively |
| Detective Branch (DB) Arrests | 5 suspects |
| Major Contraband Seizures | 50 kg cannabis & 299 yaba tablets |

