Dhaka: Detectives arrested a man along with snake venom from Dhanmondi area in Dhaka on Tuesday night.

Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested the unidentified man at night, said Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).

The law enforcers also recovered 12 pounds of snake venom worth Tk 45 crore from his possession, he added.

Further details of the drive are still awaited.