Detectives in a drive arrested Bhanga upazila unit president of Bangladesh Chhatra League along with a pistol and yaba tablets from Bhanga Bazar of Faridpur on Monday night.
Bangladesh Chhatra League is the student wing of ruling Awami League.
The arrestee is Lutfar Rahman Mollah, son of Gias Mauri of Kapuria Sadardi village in the upazila, said Rakibul Islam, officer-in-charge of Detective Branch of police.
Acting on a tip-off, detectives conducted a drive in the area around 10:00pm and arrested Lutfar.
Later, they recovered a foreign pistol, two rounds bullet and 200 pieces of yaba tablets from inside his car.
Lutfar was accused in several drug related cases and was arrested earlier by Rapid Action Battalion, said Kazi Shahidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Bhanga police station.
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