The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized 102 kilograms of cannabis during a raid in the Khilkheet area early Friday.
The detainees have been identified as 35-year-old Asma and 60-year-old Md Kabir Miah.
According to DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman, the DB-Gulshan division team carried out the operation based on a tip-off, recovering the large consignment of cannabis from a local grocery shop and apprehending the suspects on the spot.
The estimated market value of the seized cannabis is Tk 20.40 lakh.
Legal action has been initiated against the accused, Rahman added.
