BSS :
As part of different anti-drug drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 38 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am On Friday.
According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted these operations against the drug sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the metropolis.
They also detained a total of 38 drug traffickers and recovered huge drugs from their possession from 6am of January 18 to 6 am today, the release said.
During the anti-drug raids, police seized 1,046 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 17 grams of heroin, 5.240 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) and 230 bottles of Phensedyl syrup from their possession, it added.
Police filed 31 separate cases against the arrestees in those connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.
