The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (October 17) arrested 36 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, according to a statement issued by DMP today.

They seized 2,001 pieces of Yaba tablet, 17.258kg of hemp, 31gm of heroin, 100 bottles of Phensedyl, and 52 pieces of Tapentadol tablet from their possessions, the statement said. 

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

BDST: 1351 HRS, OCT 17, 2023
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