The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 57 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during anti-drug operations in different areas of the capital city over the past 24 hours till 6:00 am Wednesday (Sep 290.
Detectives and the law enforcers jointly made the arrest and seized illegal drugs from their possession.
The DMP seized 8,639 pieces of sedative yaba tablets, 170 grams of heroin, 17.946 kilograms of cannabis and 76 bottles of phensedyl from them.
DMP's Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Iftekhairul Islam has confirmed the news.
Based on information, members of Detectives and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducted a 24-hour long raid and detained the drug trades from various places, he said.
A total of 44 cases have been filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act, the DMP official added.
BDST: 1204 HRS, SEP 29, 2021
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