Police detained 28 people from various spots of the capital on charges of drug dealing and peddling in separate drives during the last 24 hours.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) confirmed the matter to Bangladesh Pratidin on Wednesday (December 21).
Police arrested them from 6:00 am Tuesday to Wednesday morning with drugs as part of their regular drive.
A total of 212 pieces of yaba, 149 grams of heroin, 3 bottles of phensidyle, and 6.6 kg of hemp were seized from their possessions.
Twenty-five cases were filed with respective police stations in this regard under the narcotic control act, police said.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
