Drug trader
‘Drug trader’ held with 9,780 Yaba pills in B’baria
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a ‘drug trader’ along with 9,780 Yaba pills from Sonarbadi in Akhaura upazila on Sunday night.
The arrestee was identified as Md Saiful Islam, son of late Saharaj Miah, hailing from Narsingdi district.
Lt Col Golam Kabir, commanding officer of BGB-25 battalion, said a team of BGB conducted a raid in the area around 9pm and arrested Saiful along with the Yaba pills worth 29.25lakh.
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‘Drug trader’ killed in city ‘gunfight’
A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Barua in Khilkhet area of the capital early Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 34.
Tipped off that a gang of drug peddlers gathered in the area, a Rab team rushed there around 2:10am, said ASP Kamruzzaman, company commander of Rab-1.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, the drug peddlers opened fire on the Rab members forcing them to fire back in self-defence, he added.
Later, Hossain’s body was recovered from the spot.
The elite force members also recovered 1,950 pieces of Yaba pills, four shooter-guns and 34 cartridges.
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