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BSS-03
ARMS-RECOVERY
BGB recover firearms, gunpowder in C’nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 19, 2018 (BSS)-Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
recovered two pistols, two magazines, 11 rounds of bullet and 5.5-kg of
gunpowder from Tarapur field on the frontier with India under Shibganj
upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
BGB sources said a team of the border force recovered the arms and
ammunition during a special drive in the area.
The BGB members challenged a group of smugglers as they entered Bangladesh
territory after being chased by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
Being confronted by the BGB, the smugglers fled away the area leaving
behind a bag. After searching the bag, the BGB members found the arms and
ammunition.
The recovered arms and ammunition were handed over to the local police.
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