2 more suspected drug dealers killed in ‘gunfights’

Two suspected drug dealers were killed in gunfights with law enforcers in different places across the country on Saturday.

Of them, each was killed in Cumilla and Cox’s Bazar districts.

In Cox's Bazar, an suspected drug dealer was killed in Chokoria area.

In Cumilla,  a suspected drug peddler was killed in a predawn ‘gunfight’ with police at Shitolia Koraiban in Ujirpur union of Chauddagram upazila early Saturday.

Tipped off that a gang of drug traders gathered in the area, a team of police conducted the drive around 1:45am, said Abul Faisal, officer-in-charge of Chauddagram Police Station.

Sensing the presence of police, the gang reportedly fired shots at the police, forcing the law enforcers to retaliate in ‘self-defence’ which led to the gun battle, the OC said.

After the gunfight, police spotted the bullet-riddled body of Saddam Hossain, 38, son of Abul Hashem of Baghbari village, from the spot, said the OC adding that Saddam was accused in 12 drug-related cases.

Police also recovered a pipe gun, 3 bullets and 200 bottles of Phensidyl from the scene.

Source: dailysun