The Rab-4 team started simultaneous drives at Mirpur-1 foot over-bridge, Sonny cinema hall crossing, in front of Shah Ali Market and Shah Ali Mazar areas around 6:00 pm on Thursday evening.
The team also recovered 22 mobile phones, 10 wrist watches, 14 vanity bags, and cash worth Tk 83,790 from their possessions, said senior ASP Mohammad Sajedul Islam Sajal of Rab-4.
The elite force received several complains that snatching incidents have been increased in recent days in those areas. Based on the information, the elite force team carried out the drives, ASP Sajal added.
Among the arrestees, an executive magistrate of the elite force sentenced 23 of the arrestees to two years imprisoned each and remaining six to six months simple jail term, he said.