38 drug traders held in city

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UNB, Dhaka :
In the ongoing anti-narcotics drives, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 38 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the capital in last 24 hours till 6:00 am Friday.
Detective Branch of DMP and local police stations carried out the drives separately starting from 6:00 am Thursday.
During the drives, the police also recovered 485 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 1500 small packets

containing 320 grams of heroin, 5.660 grams, of hemp and 10 ampules of sedatives from their possessions, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman.
A total of 23 cases under Narcotics Control Act were filed with different police stations, he added.

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