Bangladesh Police arrested 39,267 people across the country during a special operation conducted from May 1 to July 27, said a statement issued by police headquarters on Tuesday.
Besides those arrested in the special drive, another 102,722 people were arrested in various cases and other operations during the period.
This brings the total number of arrests under the special drive and other cases to 141,989, said the statement.
During the operations, police recovered 325 firearms, 2,802 rounds of bullets and cartridges, 103 magazines, 46 cocktails, 2.25 kg of gunpowder, 638 locally made weapons, 18 firearm components, 17 pieces of weapons- and bomb-making equipment, and 10,300 chocolate firecrackers.
The recovered firearms included 101 pistols, 35 shooter guns, 38 LGs, 19 revolvers, 92 guns, 15 pipe guns, seven shotguns, three rifles, two submachine guns, 12 air guns and one pen gun.
Police also seized 9,122,996 yaba tablets, 9,080 packets of heroin, 4,095 bottles of phensedyl, 8,211 bottles of foreign liquor, 423 bottles of locally made liquor, 8,552 packets of cannabis and other narcotics.
A total of 17,066 cases were filed in connection with the recovery of the drugs, while 24,821 people were arrested in those cases, according to the police headquarters.