Over the first ten months of this year, Islamabad Capital Territory police detained 20,883 suspects and seized goods valued at more than Rs 1.62 billion.
Among those held were 1,197 members of 509 criminal groups behind robberies, street crimes, home burglaries and vehicle thefts.
An ICT Police official said on Monday that officers ran targeted operations against gangs, proclaimed offenders, drug dealers and people illegally possessing or openly displaying weapons across the federal capital.
The official said police broke up the 509 gangs and recovered 194 vehicles, 668 motorcycles, gold ornaments and valuable mobile phones worth millions of rupees.
