Arms, ammo seized in C’nawabganj
Staff Reporter :
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized smuggled arms and ammunitions from a boat near Bakher Ali border under Chapainawabganj district in the early hours of Friday.
Six foreign pistols, one revolver, three shooter guns, 10 magazines, 36 rounds of bullets- which were being smuggled in to Bangladesh from India- were seized, said Lt Col Sajjad Sarwar, Commanding Officer (CO) of BGB 53 Battalion.
He said, “Based on information, members of BGB were waiting to intercept
the boat carrying the smuggled firearms from India. After watching the movement of the boat, the BGB members followed to seize it, but the boatman jumped into river swimming towards India.”
At one stage, BGB fired two rounds of bullets to stop the boatman, could not but failed catch him. After searching the abandoned boat, the cache of illegal arms and ammunitions were found, he said.
BGB handed the arms and ammunitions to Chapainawabganj sadar police station. A case has been lodged with the police station in this connection.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized smuggled arms and ammunitions from a boat near Bakher Ali border under Chapainawabganj district in the early hours of Friday.
Six foreign pistols, one revolver, three shooter guns, 10 magazines, 36 rounds of bullets- which were being smuggled in to Bangladesh from India- were seized, said Lt Col Sajjad Sarwar, Commanding Officer (CO) of BGB 53 Battalion.
He said, “Based on information, members of BGB were waiting to intercept
the boat carrying the smuggled firearms from India. After watching the movement of the boat, the BGB members followed to seize it, but the boatman jumped into river swimming towards India.”
At one stage, BGB fired two rounds of bullets to stop the boatman, could not but failed catch him. After searching the abandoned boat, the cache of illegal arms and ammunitions were found, he said.
BGB handed the arms and ammunitions to Chapainawabganj sadar police station. A case has been lodged with the police station in this connection.
