Some firearms and ammunition were found in an abandoned condition at a betel leaves plantation at Kalamarchara village in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday.
Rapid Action Battalion men recovered eight guns and 11 cartridges, said Rab-7 Second-in-Command Squadron Leader Nazmul Hossain, who led the drive.
Rab alleged that the firearms belonged to a local dacoit gang named “Kala Jahangir Group.”
The arms and ammunition were handed over to Maheshkhali Police Station. A case was filed in this regard.