The members of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during several anti-drug campaigns arrested a total of 30 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am Friday.

The DB in association with local police carried out the drives simultaneously at different parts of the metropolis from 6am of January 11 to 6am today, according to a DMP release. In those separate anti-drug raids, police seized a huge amount of drugs from their possessions. 

During the anti-drug campaign, police seized a total of 620 pieces of contraband yaba tablets, 100 grams of heroin and 13 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from their possessions, the release added. 

Police filed 22 separate cases against the arrestees in these connections with respective police stations under the Narcotics Control Act.