Nearly 2 lakh arrested in 118 days

Police arrested 195,146 people during special operations between May 1 and August 26 and other cases and drives.

Of them, 53,518 were arrested in special operations, while 141,628 were arrested in other cases and drives, according to a Police Headquarters press release issued on Thursday.

During the operations, police also recovered a large quantity of firearms, ammunition and explosives.

The seizures included 438 firearms, 4,722 rounds of bullets and cartridges, 165 magazines, 65 crude bombs, more than 2.25kg of gunpowder, 893 locally made weapons, 71 weapon parts and 21 pieces of equipment used to manufacture weapons and bombs.

Police also seized 10,300 locally made firecrackers, commonly known as “chocolate bombs.”

Among the recovered firearms were 153 pistols, 48 shooter guns, 45 LGs, 26 revolvers, 108 guns, 26 pipe guns, seven shotguns, seven rifles, three SMGs, 12 air guns and one pen gun, the release said.

Police also seized substantial quantities of drugs, including 14,054,559 yaba pills, 10,732 packets of heroin, 30,427 bottles of phensedyl, 13,865 bottles of foreign liquor, 560 bottles of locally made liquor and 12,053 packets of cannabis.

According to Police Headquarters, 23,221 cases were filed over the drug seizures, resulting in the arrest of 34,043 people.

The figures highlight the scale of the police operations conducted across the country over the nearly four-month period.