City Desk :
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug raids arrested a total of 52 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
The DB in association with local police carried out the drives simultaneously at different parts of the metropolis from 6am of April 7, according to a DMP press release. In separate anti-drug raids, police seized huge drugs from their possessions, reports BSS.
During the anti-drug raids, police seized 2.5 grams of heroin, 19.935 kilograms of cannabis (ganja), 6,534 pieces of contraband yaba tablets and 20 bottles of phensidyle from their possessions, the press release added.
Police filed 40 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.
