DHAKA, Oct 7, 2022 (BSS) - The members of Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a special drive arrested 35 people and seized a huge amount of foreign-made liquor and beer from their possession in the city's Uttara area.

The arrestees are - Abu Saleh, Md Mohon, Mukul, Md Sibbir Ahmed, Russell, Abul Kasem Mintu, Nahid Dariya, Shanto Islam, Alim Uddin, Jalal Uddin, Sajjad Hussain, Rahmat Ali, Khaleq Saifullah, Imran, Md Sahan Sheikh, Md Mofazzel, Obaid Mazumder, Ibadat Khan, Rais Uddin, Raihan, Md Ruble, Rifat, Faisal, Shariful Islam, Russell, Zahid Hasan, Roshan Jamil Russell, Humayun Kabir, Tofajzel Hossain, Md Riyad Hussain, Al Amin, Qayyum, Nayan Das, Shaon Das and Mahmudul Hasan. 

Addressing a press briefing at DMP media centre, Additional Commissioner of DMP and DB Chief Md Harun-or-Rashid said the DB team recovered 6005 cans of beer and 458 bottles of foreign liquor from their possession.

He said Deputy Police Commissioner of DB, Uttara Division Md Akramul Hosan on Thursday conducted the special operations against illegal drug and it's trading in the Uttara Purba, Uttara Paschim and Turag thana areas.

On the basis of secret information, the DB team raided a house located in Garibay Nawaz Avenue area and arrested 35 people and recovered the foreign liquor and beer, he said.