Man held with 500 SIM cards
A man was arrested yesterday from Riajuddin Bazar area in the port city with 500 pre-activated SIM cards in his possession.
The arrestee is Mizanur Rahman, 27, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC - Operations) Polash Kanti Nath of Counter Terrorism unit at Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP).
Acting on a tip off, a team of law enforcers arrested Mizanur from Siddique Enterprise, located on the 1st floor of Royal Plaza in Chattogram and recovered the SIM cards of various operators, ADC Polash said.
“The SIM cards were illegally registered,” he said, adding that many are involved in the business of selling pre-activated SIM cards to criminals and Mizanur is a suspect in the illegal trade.
A case was filed with Kotwali Police Station in this connection.
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