Police have arrested an illegal arms trader with nine pistols and ammunition from Dhaka’s Darus Salam area.
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit identified the arms trader as Alauddin, 46.
“We arrested him around 4am Thursday,” DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Masudur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune.
“Alauddin used to smuggle weapons from India and sold them to terrorists and goons in Dhaka,” CTTC Deputy Commissioner Abdur Rakib said.
“We got information that Alauddin had entered Bangladesh through Benapole border with illegal firearms brought from Mumbai,” he said.
“We arrested him as soon as he got down from the bus in Dhaka,” Rakib added.
Nine pistols, a shooter gun, magazines and bullets were found in a bag he was carrying. A case has been filed against him with Darus Salam police.
The CTTC official said they would seek the court's permission to interrogate Alauddin in custody, saying, “We believe he has important information."
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
