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DMP arrests 51 for selling, consuming drugs in city
DHAKA, Jan 10, 2021 (BSS) – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 51 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during different anti-narcotics drives in the last 24 hours till 6am today.
The Detective Branch (DB) of the DMP in association with local police stations carried out the simultaneous drives starting at 6am on Saturday.
A total of 1,796 pieces of Yaba tablets, more than 34 grams of heroin, 40.9 kgs of cannabis and 30 bottles of Phensedyl were recovered from the arrested persons’ possession, said a DMP press release here.
A total of 34 cases have been filed against them under the Narcotics Control Act in these regards.
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