40 arrested in anti-drug drives in city

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in anti-drug drives arrested 40 people along with drugs from different areas of the city in last 24 hours as of 6:00 am, Monday.

During the drives, 2,991 Yaba pills, 122 grams of heroin, 31.365 kilograms of hemp and 80 phensedyl syrups were seized from their possessions, said DMP Media and Public Relations deputy commissioner Md Faruq Hossain.

A total of 38 cases were filed with the police stations concerned under the Narcotics Control Act, he added.

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