Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 28 persons including 16 drug traders and two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am on Saturday morning.
Law enforcers also seized 118 bottles of Phensidyl 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 14 drug traders, Birampur Thana police arrested two persons, Kaharole Thana police arrested three persons, Chirirbandar Thana police arrested four persons including two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami, Khansama Thana police arrested one person and Nawabganj 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 two drug traders with 118 bottles of Phensidyl around 11pm 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.
Source: BSS