STAFF CORRESPONDENT, Cox’s Bazar

Four alleged members of the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA) have been arrested during a joint operation by the Bangladesh Army and Armed Police Battalion (APBn) at Rohingya Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya.

The raid was carried out around 6:45pm on Saturday in Block C-6 at the house of camp community leader (majhi) Kefayet Ullah. A foreign-made UZI submachine gun and Tk 14 lakh in cash were recovered, according to a press release.

The detainees are Md Anas, 30, of Block E; Kefayet Ullah, 35, of Block C-6 in Camp 11; Mansur Ahmed, 32, of Block C-14; and Yasser Arafat, 35, of Block C-16 in Camp 9.

Preliminary interrogation revealed that they are active ARA members under notorious criminal Nabi Hossain.

According to the press release, the group had gathered to buy foreign arms from a dealer named Elias, who managed to flee during the raid. The seized weapon, reportedly used by the Myanmar military, was meant

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