Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special drive arrested 61 suspects from different areas of Dhaka city for selling and consuming contraband substance.
A special team of DMP, comprising members Detective Branch (DB) of police and other law officials, conducted the drives in various places of the capital, as per a DMP statement issued on Tuesday.
Law enforcers also recovered 7,275 pieces of Yaba tablets, over 551 grams of heroin, 54 bottles of Phensedyl, 25 injections and 815 grams of cannabis from their possessions.
A total of 43 cases were filed under the Narcotic Control Act against the suspects with the concerned police stations.
The drive began at 6am on Monday and ended at 6am on Tuesday, the statement added.
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