Drug peddler
Woman arrested with crystal meth in Ctg
Police have arrested a young woman from a Dhaka-bound bus at Mirsharai in Chattogram on Friday night along with crystal methamphetamine or Ice.
The arrestee is Nusrat Fatema, 21, hailing from Manikganj district.
Tipped off, police searched a Dhaka bound Shyamoli Paribahan bus near Sonapahar area at Jorarganj union and recovered 95 gram of the drug wrapped in a polythene bag.
During primary interrogation, Fatema confessed to carrying the drugs, said Jorarganj police.
Sub-Inspector of Jorarganj police station Md Saiful Islam said the arrestee was taking the drugs to Dhaka.
A case was filed against Fatema under the Narcotics Control Act, said SI Saiful Islam.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug peddler was killed on Thursday in a gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members at Ratna Palong union in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
Commander of Cox’s Bazar BGB-34 Lieutenant Colonel Ali Haider Azad Ahmmed said tipped off that a group of smugglers will enter Bangladesh from Myanmar with a huge amount of drugs, BGB members took position near Koroibonia border.
Also read: 'Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
As a BGB team tried to stop them they opened fire on them, forcing them to fire back.
At one point, the smugglers ran away leaving behind one of their injured members, said the BGB Commander.
The BGB members took the wounded peddler to Ukhiya Upazila Health Complex where doctors announced him dead.
Also read: Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB in Cox’s Bazar
Fifty thousand Yaba pills, a locally made gun and two bullet shells were recovered from the scene.
A BGB member was also injured in the gunfight.
'Drug peddler’ killed in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam.
Read: ‘Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB in Cox’s Bazar
Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-15 team raided the Jaliapalong area in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district around 8.30 pm, said commanding officer Wing Commander Azim Ahmed on Thursday.
When the elite force confronted the alleged drug peddler, he opened fire in a bid to escape, but was killed in retaliatory firing by the RAB team.
The RAB personnel seized 10,000 pieces of Yaba, a revolver and three bullets from the possession of the deceased.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with BGB in Cox’s Bazar
A suspected Yaba peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district early Sunday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known yet.
A patrol team of BGB-2 noticed a boat with some people in the Naf River along the bordering area and challenged the boat early in the morning, said Commanding officer of BGB-2 Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Foysal Hasan.
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At one stage, the criminals opened fire on the BGB men, forcing them to fire back that triggered a gunfight.
After a brief gunfight, the BGB men recovered a bullet-hit body of a man and recovered 3.40 lakh Yaba pills and a gun from the spot.
'Drug peddler' killed in Gazipur gunfight
A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Hazi Mazar slum in Tongi in the small hours of Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Rokon Mia, son of Tota Mia of the Pubail Bindan area in the district. He was wanted in several cases.
Read: 2 killed, 10 injured in Cox's Bazar gunfight
Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of RAB-1 raided the slum around 12 am, said sources at the headquarters of the elite force.
"Rokon opened fire at the RAB personnel to escape from the area. But he died after the RAB sleuths retaliated in self-defense," sources said.
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"A pistol and some Yaba tablets were found near the body," they added.
Police have sent the body to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug peddler was killed and two others were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the city’s Malibagh Rail Gate area on Sunday morning.
Two Rohingya ‘yaba traders’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two suspected drug traders of Rohingya community were killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Nalbania bordering area in Ukhiya upazila here on early Saturday.
‘Drug peddler’ held in Rajshahi
A suspected drug peddler, who posed as a police informer, was arrested from Godagari upazila on Sunday night.
‘Drug peddler’ held with yaba in Kurigram
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected drug peddler with 4,920 yaba pills from Datbhanga bordering area in Roumari upazila on Friday.
‘Drug peddler’ killed in Mymensingh ‘gunfight’
Mymensingh, Sept 8 (UNB) - A suspected drug peddler was killed in an alleged gunfight with members of police’s Detective Branch at Nizam Nagar in the Sadar upazila on early Sunday.