Detectives in a drive arrested five suspected drug traders from the city’s Motijheel area on Saturday.
The arrestees are Sajib Hossain, 36, Rubel alais Shubho, 21, Abdur Rahman D, 45, Riaz Hossain alias Munna, 26 and Tanjmir Ahmed Rony, 35.
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Tipped off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in the area around 6:50 am and arrested five drug traders from DIT Extension Road, said Walid Hossain, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
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A case was filed in this connection.
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