Firearms seized, 3 arrested
Police arrested three young arms traders in Ishwardi upazila yesterday and seized two firearms and ammunition from their possession.
The arrestees are Ainul Haque Vola, Salim Sardar, and Rafikul Islam.
Acting on a tip off, police raided Ainul's residence at about 2:15am as Ainul and Salim were waiting for customers to sell new arms, said Ishwardi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Akbar Hossain.
During the drive, police arrested the two and recovered two brand new foreign made pistols, four magazines and four rounds of bullets from their possession.
The arrestees confessed to illegal arms trading. Based on their information, police arrested Rafikul from his residence on the same charge, the OC said.
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