Sylhet, Jan. 9 -- Members of the joint forces detained five people and recovered a large cache of illegal arms, bullets and crime tools during a raid in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet early Friday.

The operation was carried out at dawn on the basis of secret intelligence.

Two army patrol teams led by Lieutenant Md Tanzil from the Osmaninagar Army Camp and a police patrol team led by Osmaninagar Police Station Sub-Inspector Omar Faruk took part in the drive.

During the raid at the house of Md Afiqur Rahman in Sikandarpur village under Umorpur union, the main suspect was not found.

However, the joint forces recovered two single-barrel guns, 10 rounds of bullets and several tools used in criminal activities from the house.

Five suspected...