Suspected ‘Drug trader’ killed in Jessore ‘gunfight’

Jashore, Oct 16 (UNB) – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of drug peddlers at Mangalgati in Sadar Upazila early Tuesday. Both of the deceased are around 30-year old, said Apurba Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
Being informed about a gunfight between two groups of drug traders in the area, a team of police conducted a drive around 4 am, said the OC.
Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang members fled away from the scene.
Later, the team recovered the bullet-hit body, two-kilogram hemp and 200 Yaba tablets from the spot, the OC added.