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Arms peddler arrested

19 December 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms peddler and recovered a pistol and five bullets from him on Friday night. Sources said, on information, Rab-12 team raided Barakpara area in Daulatpur upazila in the district at about 7:00 pm and arrested Al-Mamun alias Jhantu, 30. Hailing from the same area, Jhantu was also involved in arms smuggling, Rab suspects. Rab later handed over the arrestee to Daulatpur police station.