Dhaka, March 6 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 181 individuals involved in various crimes during a special operation in the capital in 24 hours till 11:59 pm on Tuesday.

Among those arrested were 11 robbers, 33 professional hijackers, five extortionists, nine thieves, 31 drug dealers, 27 wanted criminals, and others involved in various illegal activities, said Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media) of DMP, in a media release on Wednesday.

During the operation, authorities recovered three knives, one machete, five mobile phones, Tk 8,080 in cash, and several locally made weapons. Besides, law enforcement seized 4.93 kg of marijuana, 3,236 yaba tablets, and five bottles of foreign liquor.

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