The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (April 14) arrested 49 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs.

Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in the city’s various areas, seizing drugs and arresting drug sellers and abusers, said a DMP statement today.

They seized 13,265 pieces of Yaba tablets, 14.730kg of hemp, 32gm 55 puria of heroin, 59 bottles of phensedyl. 2 litres of local wine and 8 bottles of foreign wine from their possessions, the statement said.
 
According to the statement, a total of 41 cases have been filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1330 HRS, APRIL 14, 2023
MSK