DINAJPUR: Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 42 persons including 10 drug traders and two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am yesterday morning, reports BSS.

Law enforcers also seized 208 liters of locally-made liquor, 200 bottles of Phensidyl, 1.5-kg of ganja and 309 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 nine persons including three drug traders with 208 liters of locally-made liquor, Birganj Thana police arrested two persons, Birampur Thana police arrested two persons, Kaharole Thana police arrested three persons, Chirirbandar Thana police arrested six persons including two activists of Jamaat-E-Islami, Ghoraghat Thana police arrested three drug traders with 1.5-kg of ganja, Nawabganj Thana police arrested two persons, Phulbari Thana police arrested three persons, Parbatipur Thana police arrested four persons and Khansama Thana police arrested four persons.

Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with different police stations against the arrested persons, the sources added.

The arrested persons were sent to jail.