Law enforcers, in special drives arrested 16 persons including eight drug traders from different areas of the district in last 12-hour ending at 8am on Friday morning, reports BSS.
Law enforcers also seized 350 liters of locally-made liquor and 250 bottles of Phensidyl 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 with 350 liters of locally-made liquor, Birganj Thana police arrested two persons, Birampur Thana police arrested two drug traders, Nawabganj Thana police arrested two persons, Chirirbandar Thana police arrested two persons, Ghoraghat Thana police arrested a drug trader with 50 bottles of Phensidyl and Hakimpur Thana police arrested a drug trader.
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 two drug traders with 200 bottles of Phensidyl around 11pm 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.