Arms recovered from Satchhari forest again

The law enforcers also recover a high-powered radio set used for communications

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel have found arms and ammunitions again from the bordering Satchhari forest of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj.

RAB Media Wing Commander Riad Hasan Rabbani told the Dhaka Tribune about the arms recovery.

Riad said: “Acting on a tip-off, the RAB personnel conducted a drive in the forest on Wednesday evening and recovered three machine guns, four barrels and eight magazines from the Satchhari forest.”

The law enforcers also recovered a high-powered radio set used for communications.

RAB men, in a drive in the forest on September 2, recovered nine SMGs, one SMC, one meta gun, one sniper telescope sight, two LMGs, six SLRs, six auto rifles and 2,400 rounds of ammos.

Earlier on June 3, some 222 pieces of 40m rocket shells, 248 rocket launcher charges and other warheads were recovered from Satchhari forest.

In another drive on June 9, the RAB personnel recovered 633 rounds of 7.62 mm bullets, 54 rounds of 12.54 mm bullets, 37-inch long barrel of a machinegun from the forest.

Source: Dhaka Tribune