Metropolitan Police arrested 419 people during regular operations across police station areas of the capital over the past 24 hours, according to the report published on August 3, 2026. Authorities filed 71 cases in connection with the operations. The arrests were made across several areas of Dhaka, including through the detective branch.

Mirpur recorded the highest number of arrests, with 96 people detained. Tejgaon arrested 66 people, followed by Gulshan with 48, Wari with 46, Uttara with 44, Lalbagh with 43, Motijheel with 39 and Ramna with 28. The detective branch arrested nine people.

Police said they recovered 21 mobile phones, 14 laptops, 28 VoIP machines and 4,846 SIM cards, along with electrical equipment and connectors. Other seized items included 26 bottles of foreign liquor, a private car, cash worth Tk 209,700, 14 kilograms of cannabis, 914 yaba tablets and 350.8 grams of heroin. Legal action against those arrested is under process.