The 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 Saturday.
The DB in association with local police carried out the drives simultaneously at different parts of the metropolis from 6am of December 23 to 6am today, according to a DMP release. In those separate anti-drug raids, police seized huge drugs from their possessions.
During the anti-drug raids, police seized 565 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 11grams of heroin, 12 bottles of phensidyle syrup and 65.37 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from their possessions, the release added.
Police filed 37 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.
