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32 arrested for consuming, selling drugs in city


By BSS
Published : 28 Apr 2023 10:24 PM

As part of the anti-drug drives in the capital,members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested a total of 32 peopleon charges of selling and consuming drugs during last 24 hours till 6am on Friday.

According to a release, issued by the DMP, police conducted the operations against the drug sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the 

metropolis. They also detained 32 drug traffickers and

recovered huge drugs from their possession from 6am of April 27 to 6 am

on Friday.

During the anti-drug raids, police seized 1,960 pieces of contraband yaba

tablets, 334 grams and 100 purias (small packets) of heroin and 13.50

kilogram cannabis (ganja) from their possession, the release added.

Police filed 26 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections

with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.