The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (September 22) arrested 39 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 34,274 pieces of Yaba tablets, 16.25kg of hemp, 51.5gm of heroin, 250 bottles of phensedyl, 5 litres of local wine and 40 Tapentadol tablet from their possessions, according to the statement. 

According to the statement, 29 cases were filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1231 HRS, SEP 22, 2023
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