The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rangpur

Police arrested a total of 29 persons, including suspected criminals, from various places of the district during the last 24 hours ending at 6 am on Thursday.

Police said the arrested persons include absconding warrantees and accused persons in different cases, drug traders, smugglers and peddlers, thieves, suspects and other anti-social elements.

Police also recovered illegal pistol with ammunitions, good quantities of smuggled goods, ganja, phensidyl, locally produced wine and other illegal goods during the drives.

Of them, Kotwali police netted two persons, Gangachara five, Taraganj one, Badarganj two, Mithapukur six, Pirganj nine and Pirgachha police arrested four persons during the period.

The arrested persons were sent to jail hajat when police produced them before different Rangpur courts, the sources said.