DINAJPUR, April 10, 2019 (BSS)- Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 24 persons including six drug traders from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am this morning.
Law enforcers also seized 103 bottles of Phensidyl, 350 liters of locally-made liquor and 2,000 pieces of cow fattening tablets during the drives.
Police said they were picked up from different areas of the district on different charges.
During the drives, Dinajpur Sadar police arrested five persons including three drug traders along with 350 liters of locally-made liquor and 50 bottles of Phensidyl, Birganj Thana police arrested two persons, Biral Thana police arrested two persons, Khansama Thana police arrested two persons, Phulbari Thana police arrested three persons, Nawabganj Thana police arrested three persons, Ghoraghat Thana police arrested two persons and Chirirbandar Thana police arrested two persons.
Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with different police stations against the arrested persons, the sources added.
Meanwhile, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive detained three drug traders along with 53 bottles of Phensidyl and 2,000 pieces of cow fattening tablets around 7am 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 persons were sent to jail.