Shawdesh desk;

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing factory and arrested two people along with arms in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district.

The arrested were identified as Jahangir Alam and Md Emon.

Tapash Karmakar, senior assistant superintendent of police and director of RAB-7 on Wednesday said that a team of RAB-7 conducted a drive in Pathorighona hill area of the upazila and unearthed the illegal arms making factory on Tuesday.

Later, they also arrested two people along with three locally made guns, one sharp weapon and huge quantity of arms making equipment during the drive.

Jahangir had long been involved in making arms and supplying those to the criminals including pirates, drug peddlers and members of robber gangs, said Tapash.

They were living in the area in the disguise of farmers, the RAB officer said.

Besides, Jahangir was wanted in several cases including that of robbery and drugs, he added.