 An alleged drug peddler was killed in an 'encounter' with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Monoharpur village under Charghat upazila of the district early yesterday.
| Not Steve, not Fred, not I know where that is. |
The dead was identified as Mokbul Hossain, 35, son of Lokman Hossain of Gargari village of the upazila. | "Yeah, that's Mok. He's looked better though..." |
| "Betcha that really hurt. Briefly." |
Acting on a tip-off that some drug peddlers were holding a secret meeting at a house of the village, Rab personnel conducted a drive at around 2:30am. | Vampires would love working RAB hours |
Sensing the presence of the Rab men, the drug peddlers opened fire, prompting the law enforcers to retaliate.
| [BANG! BANG! BANGETY BANG!] |
Rab sources said Mokbul received bullets during the "shootout" and died instantly, while his accomplices managed to flee. Later, the elite force arrested another drug peddler named Liton at the village and recovered 370 bottles of Phensidyl syrup and a shotgun from his possession. | Phensidyl is heavy duty codeine cough syrup, big with teenagers over there |
| "[Hack! Caff!]... [Glug! Glug! Glug!]... Whoa! Like, wow, man! Listen to the colors!" |
"Wot's all the bottles for, Mahmoud?"
"Ummm .. for my mother. Yeah, mum. She's got a bad cough."
"Sure kid. Youse comin' wit us."
"Umm, can I have a bottle first? I feel a pain comin' on ..." |
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