'Gunfight' kills 'drug peddler' in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, Oct 20 (UNB): A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila early Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Aziz, 24, son of Saleh Ahmed of Dailpara in the upazila.

Officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradip Kumar Das said they arrested Aziz around 9pm on Saturday.

Law enforcers went on a drive along with him at Maheshkhali Noughat around 12:30am to recover Yaba and firearms, he said.