Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 504 people and filed 35 cases during its regular anti-crime drives across the capital in the 24 hours until Sunday morning.

Of the total, 34 were arrested by the Ramna division, 39 by Lalbagh, 55 by Wari, 72 by Motijheel, 66 by Tejgaon, 144 by Mirpur, 47 by Gulshan, 40 by Uttara and seven by the Detective Branch, according to a DMP statement.

During the drives, police recovered various items from the detainees, including a water pump, five mobile phones, three pieces of foil paper, Tk 8,750 in cash allegedly earned from drug sales, 22 rounds of shotgun cartridges, a pair of scissors, an electric shock device, a knife, a switchgear knife, a hacksaw blade and drugs.

The seized nar...