The four-hour operation targeted drug trafficking, extortion, terrorist activities and juvenile gangs in Mohammadpur, Pallabi, Adabor and Gendaria.
TBS Report
14 October, 2026, 08:20 pm
Last modified: 14 October, 2026, 08:26 pm
A joint force arrested 441 people during special block raids across four areas of Dhaka, targeting drug trafficking, extortion, terrorist activities and the activities of juvenile gangs, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said.
The raids were conducted from 9pm yesterday (13 October) for around four hours in areas under Mohammadpur, Pallabi, Adabor and Gendaria police stations, DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Akhtar Hossain said today (14 October).
Eight firearms and a large quantity of drugs were seized during the operation, he added.
Members of the police, Detective Branch (DB), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Special Response Battalion (SRB), Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and the dog squad took part in the raids.
DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed also joined the operation. Later, he said juvenile gangs would not be allowed to operate in Mohammadpur and Pallabi, adding that similar special operations would continue to curb crime.
Of the 441 people detained, 202 were arrested in Pallabi, 59 in Mohammadpur, 45 in Adabor and 38 in Gendaria, according to police.
The police said they were initially verifying the identities and records of those arrested. Those facing specific cases would be sent to court, while legal action would be taken against the others in accordance with the law.