2 smugglers held with 15kg of silver from Meherpur

Police on Thursday arrested two people along with 15 kilograms of silver from Gangni upazila in Meherpur district when they were smuggling those from India.

The arrested are Akash Ahammed, 25, Dhoni Rahman, 33, residents of Chak Kalyanpur village in the upazila.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Gangni Police Station took position at Karamdi village around 7:00 am and caught Akash and Dhoni red handed along with the silver, said the police station officer in-charge Abdur Razzaque.

“We seized a motorcycle along with those smuggled silver. We are also trying to identified the other members of the gang and arrest them,” the OC added.

Earlier on Tuesday, Meherpur Sadar Police arrested another two people along with six gold bars from Kathuli border area.

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