Savar, June 13 -- Dhaka District North Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested three drug traders and seized 40 kg of cannabis during a special drive in the Aminbazar area of Savar.

Police also recovered a microbus used for transporting the illegal drugs during the operation.

According to police, acting on a tip-off, a DB team set up a checkpoint in the Aminbazar area around midnight on Wednesday. A microbus was intercepted as it attempted to smuggle drugs using a concealed method.

After stopping the vehicle, officers searched it and recovered 40kg of cannabis.

The arrests and seizure were confirmed at a press briefing held on Saturday afternoon at the Dhaka District North DB office by Superintendent of Police Shamima Parveen.

She s...