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Three held with firearms, drugs in Ctg

November 15, 2023, 08:03 PM

Three held with firearms, drugs in Ctg

Staff Reporter

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three accomplices of a drug dealer along with illegal firearms, Yaba pills, hemp and Phensedyl from Chilatilla hilly area under Rangunia upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday.

The arrested are identified as Shakil Hossain 27, Mohammad Faruk,22 and  Mohammad Arif, 22, who are the accomplices of drug dealer Azizul Haque Shamim alias Allen Shamim of the area.

Senior Assistant Director of RAB-7, Md. Nurul Absar said acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-7 conducted a drive at Chilatilla hilly area under Rangunia upazila of the district and recovered the firearms, Yaba pills and Phensedyl syrup.

The RAB team recovered three country-made firearms, 44 bottles of phensedyl, 180 pieces of yaba tablets, 10 kilograms of hemp and three Close Circuit cameras used for the security of drug dens were recovered from two steel trunks kept in a special manner in a small tin house on the hill. Various devices are also seized from the spot.

Nurul Abser said the top listed terrorist and drug lord of this region Md Azizul Haque Shamim alias Allen Shamim was engaged in illegally buying and selling of drugs and terrorist activities with firearms in Chillatoli hills.

According to RAB’s investigation, the three arrested people were involved in buying and selling of arms, using illegal weapons, and many other crimes in the area.

The recovered items were handed over to Rangunia Police Station for further legal action.