2 held with 17 firearms in Jhenidah
Star Online Report
Police recovered 17 firearms and arrested two arms traders from a bus at Arabpur bus stand in Jhenidah on Tuesday morning.
The arrestees are Azad Hossain and Saidul Islam of Andulia village in Chowgachha upazila, Jessore, reports our Jhenidah correspondent.
Officer in-Charge Anwar Hossain of Jhenidah Sadar Police Station said they recovered the firearms and arrested the two traders from a Rajshahi-bound bus at about 9:40am today.
The firearms apparently seem air gun and are used in different operations. The cost of those firearms is about Tk 68 lakh the OC said.
Police conducted the drive after they received information that huge firearms would be shifted to Rajshahi illegally through the district.
Police super Rezaul Karim of Jhenidah confirmed that the arrestees were illegal arms trader.
He said the seized air guns have been modified and used in different fatal cases. Those were being taken to Rajshahi zero point from Jessore BRTC counter, he said.
The arrested are taken in police custody for interrogation.
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