Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Police have arrested 17 individuals in special drives conducted in various crime-prone areas of Mohammadpur and Adabor police station areas in the capital.

The daylong operations were carried out on Thursday, confirmed Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muhammad Talebur Rahman in a press release on Friday.

According to Mohammadpur Police Station, 13 individuals were arrested during the operation in different areas under its jurisdiction.

Police also recovered two kilograms of marijuana and a mobile phone from their possession.

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