DMP arrests 46 for selling, consuming drugs in city

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in anti-drug drives arrested 46 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs in the city in the last 24 hours till 6am today, reports BSS.  

The DB of DMP in association with local police stations carried out the drives simultaneously starting at 6am on December 19, a DMP statement said today.  

In separate anti-drug camping, police arrested drug peddlers and abusers and seized banned and illegal drugs from city's different parts.  

During the drives, police also seized 13,047 pieces of Yaba tablet, 254 grams and 320 small packets of heroin, 4.850 kgs of cannabis and 40 litres of local liquor from their possession.  

Police filed 38 cases against the arrestees under the Narcotics Control Act.