Members of Special Response Battalion-15 (SRB-15) have recovered two abandoned locally-made one-shooter guns and six rounds of rifle ammunition from a bamboo grove in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
The weapons and ammunition were recovered around 1am on Wednesday from Purba Maricha Madhughona area under Holdiapalong union.
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) AM Faruk, assistant director (media) of SRB-15, confirmed the recovery on Thursday afternoon.
According to SRB-15, acting on a tip-off, an operational team from Whykong camp conducted a raid in the area to recover drugs.
Sensing the presence of law enforcers, suspected individuals fled the scene.
The team later searched a bamboo grove behind the residence of local resident Md Alamgir and recovered the firearms and ammunition.
ASP Faruk said intelligence surveillance had been stepped up in crime-prone areas to ensure public safety and bring criminals to justice.
The recovered weapons and ammunition were handed over to Ukhiya Police Station for legal proceedings.
