DHAKA,  -The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested a total of 74 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the ongoing anti-drug drives in the capital during last 24 hours till 6am today.

According to a statement issued by DMP today, as part of the campaign, the police raided different areas under various police stations and detained 74 drug traffickers and recovered drugs from their possession from 6 am of January 26 to 6 am today.

During the anti-drug drive, police seized 423 grams and 120 puria (small packet) of heroin, 70.710 kilograms of cannabis (ganja), 6,605 pieces of yaba tablets and 10 bottles of phensidyle syrup from them, it said.

Police filed 55 cases against the arrestees in this connection with police stations concerned under the Narcotics Control Act.