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ARREST-DINAJPUR
48, including drug traders held in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR, June 20, 2018 (BSS)- Law enforcers, in special drives arrested
48 persons including 25 drug traders and two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami
from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am this
morning.
Law enforcers also seized 450 bottles of Phensidyl and 253 liters of
locally-made liquor 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 16 drug traders, Biral
Thana police arrested two persons, Birganj Thana police arrested five drug
traders with 253 liters of locally-made liquor, Khansama Thana police
arrested three persons, Bochaganj Thana police arrested four persons,
Phulbari Thana police arrested two persons, Nawabganj Thana police arrested
two persons, Birampur Thana police arrested two persons, Kaharole Thana
police arrested three persons including two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami and
Chirirbandar Thana police arrested five 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
four drug traders with 450 bottles of Phensidyl 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.
BSS/CORR/MR/1330 hrs