Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 28 people including three drug pedlars from different areas of Dinajpur district in last 12-hour ending at 8:00am on Wednesday morning.
Law enforcers also seized 95 bottles of Phensidyl syrup 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 six people, Birampur Thana police arrested one, Birganj Thana police arrested two, Bochaganj Thana police arrested three suspects, Kaharole Thana police arrested one, Ghoraghat Thana police arrested two, Phulbari Thana police arrested three people, Parbatipur Thana police arrested three, Biral Thana police arrested two, Chirirbandar Thana police arrested two suspects and Hakimpur Thana police arrested three people.
Several cases, including charges of subversive activities, are pending with different police stations against the arrestees, the sources added.
Meanwhile, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive detained three drug traders along with 95 bottles of Phensidyl syrup at around 6:00am from Hili Railway Station in Hakimpur upazila of the district, BSS reported.
Later, the detainees were handed over to the Hakimpur Thana police and were sent to jail.
