Rohingya mother, son held with gold bars in Chattogram

A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained a Rohingya woman and her son along with gold ornaments including eight gold bars worth Tk 15 million from Chattogram’s Jongol Salimpur area.

Lieutenant Colonel MA Yusuf, commander of RAB-7, confirmed their arrest Saturday noon.

In a separate drive, RAB members detained two people, including the main accused in a rape case. The incident occurred on 28 July in Barobkunda area of Shitakunda upazila in Chattogram.

Besides, RAB members detained two drug traders with 356,000 yaba pills worth Tk 100 million from Teknaf area of Cox’s Bazar.

RAB-7 will provide details of these detention at a press briefing to be held at its Chandgaon office.