The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (July 31) arrested 19 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 1,838 pieces of Yaba tablets, 2kg hemp, and 40 packets (puria) of heroin from their possessions, the statement said. 

According to the statement, a total of 16 cases have been filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1521 HRS, JULY 31, 2023
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