2 ‘drug traders’ killed in ‘gunfight’
Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Moulvibazar in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early Sunday.
Deceased Mahamudur Rahman, 28, was a resident of Ali Akbar Para, and Mohammad Ashraf, 25, of Noyapara in the upazila.
Teknaf Police Station officer in-charge Pradip Kumar Das confirmed the matter, reports UNB.
Six LGs, bullets and 10,000 Yaba pills were also recovered from the spot, the OC said.
He said that their team conducted a drive in the area after being tipped off about the presence of a drug traders' gang.
"They opened fire as soon as the police team reached the site, triggering a skirmish," the OC said. "We recovered bodies of two drug traders after the gunfight."
