Dhaka, March 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during special drives in the capital, arrested 174 people for their alleged involvement in different crimes in 24 hours till Wednesday midnight.

A total of 70 cases were filed during this period, said Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of DMP on Thursday.

Among the arrestees, five were robbers, thirteen muggers, three extortionists, six thieves, eighteen drug peddlers and 43 were warrant listed criminals.

Police also seized one knife, two machetes, one sharp weapon, one axe, five mobile phone sets, 1,547 pieces of Yaba tablets and 106 kgs of hemp, one private car, one auto-rickshaw and cash Tk 12,310 from their possession.

To ensure public safety, 667 patrol teams carried out...