Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Sept-08,

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested as many as 43 people for selling or consuming drugs in the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

The arrests were made by officials of the local police stations as well as the detective branch during several anti-narcotics drives across the capital from Tuesday 6am to 6am on Wednesday, said DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Walid Hossain.

During the drives, police seized 4,491 Yaba tablets, 57.203 gram heroin, 16.10 kg hemp, 720 cans of beer and 150 bottles of Phensedyl from the possession of the arrestees.

Moreover, 28 cases have been filed against the arrestees at the police stations concerned under the Narcotics Control Act, officials said.

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