Illegal Arms Factory Found in Remote Hilly Area of Cox's Bazar

An illegal arms factory has been found in a remote hilly area of ​​Pekua upazila in Cox's Bazar. The arms made in the factory were supplied to local terrorists and pirates, RAB said.

The RAB's 48-hour operation continued till late night on Wednesday (February 2) in the deep hilly areas bordering Pekua in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar.

Hamid, the main culprit, fled after learning of the raid on the hill, but several firearms-making types of equipment were recovered. During this time, three arms makers were arrested.

Confirming the matter, RAB-7 Commander Lt. Col. MA Yusuf said that after the capture of Kabir, the top pirate of the coast, it was learned from him that there was an arms factory led by robber Abdul Hamid in Jhumpara, a hilly area of ​​Taitong. Where weapons are made and sold. The weapons made in this factory are sold to terrorists in different parts of the country including Chattogram and Dhaka.

"We recovered eight arms from Hamid's main residence on Tuesday night," he said. Six of them are brand new. Perhaps they intended to sell it.

The RAB further said that Hamid and his associates used to supply arms to various pirates and terrorist groups including the recently arrested Kabir Bahini. The arms were also used in political violence.

Abdul Jalil, a member of the local Taitung Union Parishad, said that everyone was terrified of the oppression of the arms dealers here. So they demanded the arrest of all the members of this force including the main leader.