RAJSHAHI, May 28, 2021 (BSS) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged firearm-trader with a firearm and ammunition in Rajshahi last night.
According to the RAB sources, the arrested person was identified as Russel Islam, 22, son of Jamrul Islam, of Helalpur village under Bagha Upazila in Rajshahi district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in Baliaghati area under Puthiya Upazila in the district around 8.30 pm and arrested the person with a pistol, two magazines and four rounds of bullets red-handed.
The RAB team nabbed the person for his alleged long-term involvement in firearms trading and trafficking.
Besides, another RAB team arrested an alleged drug-peddler with 750 grams of hemp after conducting a raid at Meerganj Bazar area under Charghat Upazila in the district around 10 pm.
The arrested person was identified as Tahaj Ali, 40, son of Sabir Uddin of Harirampur village under Bagha Upazila in the district.
Two separate cases were filed with the respective police stations in these connections and the arrested persons along with the seized firearms and other goods were handed over to police.