27 held during anti-drug drive in Dhaka

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during anti-narcotics drives on Saturday detained 27 people from city's Bihari camp in Pallabi area for taking and selling illegal drugs.

A DMP special team including Pallabi police station, Detective Branch, Special Armed Police and Dog squad conducted the drives at Kalshi and Bihari camps of Mirpur-11 and Mirpur-10 at around 10:00am and continued until 12:00pm, said Pallabi police station officer-in-charge Dadan Fakir.

During the drives, the police detained 27 people for taking and selling illegal drugs and recovered 2,150 pieces of yaba pills, 674 grams heroin, six kg hemps, and 60 litres local wines from their possessions, the OC added.