Dhaka, Dec. 30 -- Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a listed criminal and recovered two firearms and ammunition during a drive in the Pallabi area of the capital late Monday night.

The arrestee was identified as Ashikur Islam Shanto, 20.

Based on secret information, a team of DB (Mirpur Division) conducted the operation in front of Meghbaran Restaurant in Section-11 under Pallabi Police Station around 11:10pm. The detectives had information that a gang of armed men and drug dealers were staying inside the restaurant, said DMP's DC (Media) Talebur Rahman on Tuesday afternoon.

Sensing presence of the law enforcers, arrested Ashikur was trying to flee the scene but finally he was caught.

Acting on his info...