Coast Guard arrests 36 robbers in Ctg
Six engine boats, trawler seized
Bangladesh Coast Guard yesterday arrested 36 robbers and seized six engine boats and a fishing trawler from Karnaphuli river in Chittagong.
Acting on a tip off, four teams of coast guard also recovered 600 litres of lube oil and some handmade weapons from the outer anchorage area of the river, said Coast Guard officials.
“The robbers will be handed over to police after primary interrogation,” Abu Mohammad Akik, Coast Guard commander (east zone) told The Daily Star.
About 12 more robbers managed to flee, added the commander.
Captain AZM Jalaluddin, zonal commander of Coast Guard (east zone), said, “The robbers mainly target foreign merchant vessels carrying lube oil, metal parts of vessels and the very expensive 'Berthing Houser rope' that amounts to Tk 2 to 3 lakh per roll.”
“They throw the items of the ship and collect them from the water,” he added.
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