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FIREARMS-SEIZURE (with picture)
Man held with firearms, yaba tablets in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Nov 21, 2019 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-
crime drive, arrested an alleged firearm-trader with two firearms, ammunition
and 2,630 pieces of contraband yaba tablets in Rajshahi district last night.
According to RAB sources, the arrested person was identified as Sujan Ali,
30, son of Abul Kalam of Namazgram village under Puthiya Upazila of the
district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the
Namazgram area around 10.45 pm and arrested Sujan Ali with a foreign-made
pistol, one shooter-gun, two magazines and five round of bullets. Besides,
around 2,630 yaba tablets were seized from his possession.
The RAB team detained the person for his alleged involvement in firearms
trading and trafficking.
A case has been filed with Puthiya Police Station in this connection and
the arrested person along with the seized firearms and ammunition were handed
over to police.
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