DMP arrests 54 for selling, consuming drugs in city

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Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka

Metropolitan Police (DMP) in several anti-drug campaigns arrested 54 people

on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am

today.

The DB in association with local police carried out the drives simultaneously

at different parts of the metropolis from 6am of August 26 to 6am today,

according to a DMP release.

In those separate anti-drug raids, police seized huge drugs from their

possession.

During the anti-drug campaigns, police seized 10,200 pieces of contraband

yaba tablets, 12 grams of heroin, 95.900 kilograms of cannabis (ganja), 120

bottles of phensedyl syrup and 10 litres of locally-made liquor from their

possession, the release added.

Police filed 39 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections

with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha