33 including Jamaat activists held in Dinajpur

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BSS, Dinajpur :
Police, in special drives from Sunday night to yesterday morning, arrested 33 persons including three activists of Jamaat-E-Islami, four drug traders and recovered 350 bottles of Phensidyl syrup and 700 liters of locally made liquor from 11 upazilas of the district.
Sources with the district police said they were picked up from different areas of the district.
During the drives, Dinajpur Sadar police arrested seven persons, Khansama Thana police arrested three, Kaharole four, Hakimpur police arrested four drug traders with 350 bottles of Phensidyl syrup, Birampur police arrested two accused, Phulbari Thana police three, Parbatipur Thana police two, Chirirbandar police arrested three activists of Jamaat-E-Islami and Birganj Thana police arrested five accused.
Meanwhile, Dinajpur Sadar police in a drive recovered 700 liters of locally made liquor from the upazila in an abandoned condition during the period
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.
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