DMP arrests 32 for consuming, selling drugs
Thursday, 17 August 2023
As part of the anti-drug drives in the capital, the members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 32 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Wednesday, reports BSS.
According to a release, issued by the DMP, 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 32 drug traffickers and recovered a huge amount of drugs from their possession from 6am of August 15 to 6 am on Wednesday.
During the anti-drug raids, police seized 2,031 pieces of contraband yaba
tablets, 125 grams of heroin and 46.550 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from their possession, the release added.
Police filed 24 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.