DMP arrests 29, files 18 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (May 3) arrested 29 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs.

Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in the city’s various areas, seizing drugs and arresting drug sellers and abusers, said a DMP statement today.

They seized 3,057 pieces of Yaba tablets, 1.33kg hemp and 186gm heroin from their possessions, according to the statement. 

According to the statement, 18 cases were filed against the detained persons under the Narcotics Control Act.