The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (Feb 9) arrested 66 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 6,620 pieces of Yaba tablets, 37bottles of phensedyl, 120gm 75 puria of heroin, 10 litres local wine, 11 bottles of eskuf, 20 injectable injections and 34.22kg hemp from their possessions, the statement said. 

According to the statement, a total of 48 cases have been filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1105 HRS, FEB 09, 2023
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