JASHORE — Police arrested four men and seized illegal weapons, walkie-talkies, knives, a toy pistol and five motorcycles during a raid in Jhikargachha upazila of Jashore district, officials said.
The raid was carried out at about 9 p.m. Friday on the duck farm of a man identified only as Sohag in Awliapara of Kauria village, police said. Sohag and several others fled when they sensed the police presence. Authorities said they suspect the group is part of an organized robbery gang.
Jhikargachha police station officer-in-charge Noor Mohammad Gazi said the operation was led by him and Detective Branch (DB) Sub-Inspector Abu Hasan based on a tip. The four men arrested at the farm were identified as Yunus Ali, 30; Mahbub, 35; Shimul Hossain, 38; and Hasib Hossain, 25.
Officers recovered locally made weapons, a toy pistol, walkie-talkies, sharp weapons, five motorcycles, reflective jackets, machetes, a Chinese axe, hasua blades, a hand saw, foreign liquor, a wireless set, a gold-weighing meter, a hammer, knives, CCTV cameras, masks and torch lights, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Abul Bashar said the four were arrested with weapons and equipment based on intelligence. He said they may have been involved in extortion, arms dealing and the drug trade for some time.
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