In a special operation in Lakshmipur, the Coast Guard arrested a young man named Saiful Islam Apu with weapons and recovered two foreign pistols, a desi's gun and fresh shells from him.
He was handed over to Sadar Thana on Wednesday afternoon and was arrested from Motirhat area of Kamalnagar upazila of the district.
The arrested Apu is an illegal arms trader, he is the son of Tajul Islam, a resident of Sonaimi village in Notakhali district, the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard South Zone Midita Officer Lt. Commander BN Abdur Rahman confirmed this information and said that in a special operation, the illegal arms dealer was arrested and handed over to Sadar police station.