40 arrested in DMP anti-drug drives

Members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug drives arrested 40 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the last 24 hours.

The drives were carried out simultaneously at different parts of the metropolis from 6am on Monday to 6am on Tuesday, according to a DMP release.

During the anti-drug drives, police seized 11,491 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets, 473.5 gm of heroin, 36 kg 700 gm of cannabis (ganja), and 80 bottles of Phensedyl, the release added.

Police filed 26 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.

/KN/