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DMP arrests 20, files 18 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

Staff Correspondent  | banglanews24.com
Update: 2024-04-06 11:16:49
DMP arrests 20, files 18 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (April 6) arrested 20 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 831 pieces of Yaba tablets, 2.4kg hemp, 1045gm heroin and 50 tapentadol tablets from their possessions, according to the statement. 

According to the statement, 18 cases were filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1116 HRS, APR 06, 2024
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