The members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in separate drives, arrested 31 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during last 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
Police conducted these operations against the drug sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the metropolis. They also detained a total of 31 drug traffickers and recovered a huge amount of drugs from their possessions from 6am of May 23 to 6 am Friday, said a release issued by the DMP.
At that time, police seized 236 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 91 grams and 50 puria (small packet) of heroin and 67.150 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from their possessions, the release added.
Police filed 20 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.
