Bangladesh, Oct. 24 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 477 people and filed 34 cases during anti-crime operations across the capital in the past 24 hours, seizing narcotics, mobile phones and cash, according to a police press release.

The Mirpur division recorded the highest number of arrests, with 161 people detained. The Tejgaon division followed with 85 arrests, while 52 people were arrested in Gulshan and 46 in Uttara.

The Wari division accounted for 35 arrests, followed by Motijheel with 36, Lalbagh with 34 and Ramna with 25. The Detective Branch (DB) arrested three people.

During the raids, police seized 436 yaba tablets, four bottles of foreign-made liquor, seven mobile phone sets and Tk 6,550.

The operations were...