Fresh ammo cache found at Satchhari jungles
Friday, 17 October 2014
HABIGANJ: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 9,500 bullets, 80 magazines, five wireless sets and a radio set during their fresh drive at bordering Satchhari jungles in Chunarughat upazila Friday.
The recovered ammunition included 8,360 rounds of 7.62 MM rifle bullets, 152 rounds of 7.62 303 rifles, 517 bullets of 9MM pistols and 425 rounds of 12.7MM bullets.
Commanding officer of Rab-9 Wing Commander Riad Hasan Rabbani revealed the information while briefing reporters at Satchhari Friday noon.
Also on Thursday morning, the elite force recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including three machine guns, four spare barrels and eight magazines, from the jungles, according to a news agency.