BSS-05 23 held in Dinajpur

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23 held in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR, Nov 20, 2018 (BSS)- Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 23
persons including five 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 170 bottles of Phensidyl and 150 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 four persons including
two drug traders along with 150 pieces of Yaba tablets, Biral Thana police
arrested one person, Khansama Thana police arrested two persons, Bochaganj
Thana police arrested two persons, Parbatipur Thana police arrested two
persons, Birampur Thana police arrested two persons, Nawabganj Thana police
arrested three persons including two activists of Jamaat-E-Islam,
Chirirbandar Thana police arrested two persons and Hakimpur 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 150 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 persons were sent to jail.

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