37 held in Dinajpur

Law enforcers, in special drives arrested37 persons including 13 drug traders and three activists of Jamaat-E-Islami from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am Wednesday morning, reports BSS.

Law enforcers also seized 204 bottles of Phensidyl and 500 pieces of Yaba 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 12 persons including seven drug traders with 500 pieces of Yaba tablets, Biral Thana police arrested three drug traders with 52 bottles of Phensidyl, Birganj Thana police arrested four persons including two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami, Nawabganj Thana police arrested one person, Chirirbandar Thana police arrested three persons, Bochaganj Thana police arrested five persons including an activist of Jamaat-E-Islami, Kaharole Thana police arrested two persons, Hakimpur Thana police arrested one person and Khansama 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.

Meanwhile, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive detained three drug traders with 152 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.