38 ‘drug peddlers’ held in city

Dhaka  – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 38 alleged drug peddlers special anti-narcotics drives in the capital in 24 hours till 6:00 am on Friday.Local police stations and the Detective Branch (DB) of DMP conducted separate drives from 6:00 am on Thursday and arrested the drug dealers from different areas in the city.During the drive, the law enforcers also seized various types of illegal drug items including 28,125 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 1.5 kg hemp, around 105 grams of heroin and 75 pieces of injection drugs from their possessions. (UNB)