The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (December 22) arrested 43 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 13,132 pieces of Yaba tablets, 17.48kg of hemp, 31gm of heroin, 10 bottle of phensedyl and 4 bottle foreign of wine from their possessions, according to the statement. 

According to the statement, 32 cases were filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.

BDST: 1127 HRS, DEC 22, 2023
MN