The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 428 individuals, filed 79 cases, and seized various illegal goods during special drives conducted across different areas of the capital.
The details of the operations and arrests were formally disclosed on Friday (October 2, 2026) through a press release signed by Md. Akter Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division. The release stated that legal proceedings against the detainees and the processing of seized evidence are currently underway at respective police stations.
An analysis of police data reveals that the highest number of arrests—118 individuals—was made under the Mirpur Division of the DMP. Additionally, 62 people were arrested in the Tejgaon Division, 46 in the Wari Division, 42 in the Ramna Division, 41 in the Lalbagh Division, 39 in the Motijheel Division, 38 in the Uttara Division, and 36 in the Gulshan Division. Furthermore, the DMP’s specialized units, the Detective Branch (DB) and the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, arrested 5 individuals and 1 individual, respectively.
During the operations, law enforcement officers recovered contraband items linked to criminal activities and narcotics from various locations. The seized items include 2 switchblade (Swiss-gear) knives, 386 Yaba pills, 7.96 kg of cannabis, 2 motorcycles, 5 mobile phones, 1 SSD card, and 1 laptop.
