The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 564 people and filed 58 cases during its regular anti-crime operations across the capital in the past 24 hours.

The arrests included 153 by the Mirpur division, 114 by Tejgaon, 79 by Wari, 77 by Motijheel, 26 by Ramna, 40 by Lalbagh, 36 by Gulshan, 35 by Uttara, and four by the Detective Branch, according to a DMP press release.

Police said they seized 2,194 yaba tablets, 3.75 kg of cannabis, 62 grams of heroin, six mobile phone sets, 200.15 grams of gold ornaments and 1,000 pieces of colour papers during the operations.

The arrests were made after raids in different police station areas of the capital, with police recovering various pieces of evidence and narcotics.

Legal proceedings against the detainees were underway.