2 drug traders killed in ‘gunfight’

Cox’sbazar Correspondent: At least two drug traders were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the elite force RAB in the district’s Ukhia upazila early Tuesday.

The gunfight took place at ATM Jafor Alam Arakan Road of Morichcha.

The deceased were identified as Abdus Samad (27) at Sitakunda in Chattogram and Md Abu Hanif (30) at Abhaynagar  in Jashore.

Company commander of Rab-7 Major Mehedi Hasan said that a Rab team set up a check post in the area. When a truck was passing through it, they signalled it to stop.
 
However, denying signal, the drug traders opened fire on the elite force from inside of the truck, forcing them to retaliate which triggered the gunfight.
 
After the gunfight, the team recovered two bodies from the spot.
 
The Rab official said that they recovered 1.30 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets and a foreign pistol, one shooter gun, eight-round bullets and eight-round bullet shells from the spot.
 

 

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