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ARREST-DINAJPUR
19 held, drugs seized in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR, Jan 15, 2018 (BSS) – Police, in special drives arrested 15
persons including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different areas of
the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am this morning.
Law enforcers also recovered 169 bottles of Phensidyl and 218 pieces of
Yaba tablets during the drives.
Police said they were picked up from different areas of the district.
During the drives, Dinajpur Sadar police arrested five persons including
two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Raniganj Moor around 11.30pm, Birganj
Thana police arrested two persons, Kaharole Thana police arrested one person,
Hakimpur Thana police arrested two persons, Khansama Thana police arrested
two persons and Chirirbandar Thana police arrested three persons.
Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with
different police stations against the arrested persons, the sources added.
On secret information Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two drug
traders with 218 pieces of Yaba tablets from Ghoraghat Bus Stand around
10:30pm in Ghoraghat upazila.
Later, the detained persons were handed over to the Ghoraghat Thana police,
RAB sources said.
Meanwhile, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive detained two
alleged drug traders with 169 bottles of Phensidyl around 6am from Hili
railway station in Hakimpur upazila of the district.
Later, the detained persons were handed over to the Hakimpur Thana police,
BGB said.
The arrested people were sent to jail.
BSS/CORR/MR/1203 HRS.