Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with two illegal firearms and ammunition from the Satkhira border early Saturday.
The detainee was identified as Md Badruzzaman, 34, from the Uttar Vadiali village under Kalaroa police station in Satkhira district.
Sources at the BGB headquarters on Saturday said: “based on secret information, a special patrol team of BGB) conducted anti-smuggling drives at Uttarar Vadiali, 500 yards inside Bangladesh territory from Satkhira border at midnight”.
“During the drive, the patrol team recovered one foreign pistol, two rounds of bullet and one locally made pistol and detained Md Badruzzaman”, said Public Relations Officer of the BGB Headquarters Md Shariful Islam.
He added that the seized arms and ammunition were handed over to the Kalaroa police station for legal action against the accused.
