23 held for consuming, selling drugs in city

According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted these operations against the drugs sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the metropolis.

As part of the anti-drugs drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested a total of 23 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am Friday.

According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted these operations against the drugs sellers and consumers in different areas under various police stations of the metropolis.

They also detained a total of 23 drugs traffickers and recovered a huge amount of drugs from their possessions from 6am of February 8 to 6 am today.

During the anti-drugs raids, police seized 220 grams of heroin and 11.300 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from their possessions, the release said.

Police filed 20 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.