A team of Rapid Action Battalion in Noakhali detained four people in possession of various bombs and yaba tablets from Chowmuhani-Feni road at Begumganj upazila early Thursday.
The RAB members seized five petrol bombs, 17 crude bombs, and 200 yaba tablets from their possession.
The detainees are Md Zakir Hossain, 40, son of Habibur Rahaman of Sherpur; Md Humayun Kabir, 36, son of Abul Kalam Azad; Md Delwar Hossain, 40, son of Md Abu Bakkar, and Md Kazi Ashraf, 36, son of Wahed Uddin of Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria.
Assistant Director of RAB 11 of Lakshmipur camp Md Shamim Kabir said a RAB team conducted a drive on a tip-off at the Kutubpur area in front of Bepari Bari in the upazila around 4:45am.
When the law enforcers challenged them, they tried to flee from the scene, he added.
“But, the RAB members caught them red handed."
After primary interrogation, the criminals will be handed over to Begumganj Model police station, he added.