DMP arrests 58 for selling, consuming drugs in Dhaka city
Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Mar-10,
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug raids arrested a total of 58 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am today.
The DB in association with local police carried out the drives simultaneously at different parts of the metropolis from 6am of March 9 to 6am today, according to a DMP release. In those separate anti-drug raids, police seized huge drugs from their possessions.
During the anti-drug raids, police seized 15,320 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 24 grams and 42 puria (small packet) of heroin, 73.890 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) and 15 litre local made liquor from their possessions, the release added.
Police filed 43 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.
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