627 arrested, 8 arms seized

A total of 627 persons were arrested and eight illegal arms and 12 bullets were seized yesterday, the 259th day of the ongoing countrywide combing operation by police, BDR and Ansars, reports BSS.

The combined forces arrested 349 persons on different charges from different parts of the country including four metropolitan areas. They recovered the arms and ammunitions from their possession. They also arrested 278 wanted accused yesterday.

A total of 154 persons including 19 warrantees were arrested from Dhaka Metropolitan area and recovered two illegal arms and six bullets while 14 persons from Chittagong Metropolitan area.

Eleven persons including seven warrantees were arrested from Khulna Metropolitan area while three from Rajshahi Metropolitan area. A total of 131 persons including 74 wanted accused were arrested from Dhaka Range with three arms and four bullets while 118 persons including 86 wanted persons from Chittagong range with three arms and two bullets.