The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (August 31) arrested 55 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 34,016 pieces of Yaba tablets, 14.5kg of hemp, 121.7gm of heroin and  112 bottles of phensedyl from their possessions, according to the statement. 

According to the statement, 36 cases were filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1042 HRS, AUG 31, 2023
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