The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in different drives in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday, arrested 24 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 on Monday. At that time, they seized 1,930 pieces of Yaba tablets, 4.9kg hemp, 90gm heroin and 80 bottles of phensedyl from their possessions, according to the statement.
According to the statement, 24 cases were filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.
