Police, in special drives from Monday night to this morning, arrested 39 persons including eight drug traders and recovered illegal drugs- 313 bottles of phensidyl, 308 pieces of yaba tablets and 500-gram of ganja from eight upazilas of the district, reports BSS.
Sources with the district police said they were picked up from different areas of the district.During the drives, Dinajpur Sadar police arrested 18 persons including six drug traders with 95 bottles of phensidyl and 308 pieces of yaba tablets, Kaharole four, Hakimpur police five including two drug traders with 218 bottles of Phensidyl, Birampur police arrested three accused, Birganj police two, Phulbari police two, Ghoraghat police three Parbatipur police arrested two accused.
Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with different police stations against the arrested persons, the sources added.The arrested people were sent to jail.