DHAKA, Sept 1, 2021 (BSS) – Members of Detective Branch (DB) under Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in a regular anti-drug campaign, have arrested 60 people for consuming and selling drugs in the capital from 6 am on August 31, 2021 to 6 am today.

According to a DMP statement issued here today, as part of the campaign, the police raided different areas under various police stations and detained 60 drug abusers and recovered different kinds of contraband drugs from their possession.

During the anti-drug drives, police seized 35 grams of heroin, 28.365 kilograms of cannabis, 22,727 pieces of yaba tablets, 150 bottle of phensidyle and seven litres of local liquor from them, the statement added.

Police filed 43 cases against the arrested in these connections with police stations concerned under the Narcotics Control Act.