Our Correspondent :
Drug traders are still active in Khulna even amid the ongoing corona pandemic. Youths and women are also being implicated in different drug trading particularly in Yaba and ganja (Hemp) trading at different places of Khulna city and at nine upazila areas of the district, sources said.
In spite of the fact that some small drug traders are being arrested often by the law enforcers including elite force RAB, members of detective branch (DB), members of Khulna Narcotics Control Directorate (NCD) and policemen of all police stations. But some evil persons are informing by mentioning some fake names to the members of different Intelligence wings of the several law enforcing agencies including detective branch (DB), City special branch (CSB) and district special branch and National Security Intelligence (NSI) for making list of drug traders centering the previous enmity. As such actual drug traders and their finance givers-patrons are rescuing themselves from the arrest by the law enforcers, it is alleged.
Earlier, a list consisting names of 346 bigwigs (Influential Persons) who are reportedly implicated in drug peddling in Khulna region have sent to Khulna Narcotics Control Directorate (NCD). The list was made by the Head Office of the Narcotics Control department on the basis of report of different Intelligence wings which were first sent to NCDs Dhaka office, thereafter it was sent to the office of the Premier and then the list was sent from PM office to Khulna NCD through the Home Ministry under reference number-174, Dated-March 15, 2018 of the Head office of the Director (Operations) of the Narcotics Control Directorate at Dhaka. In that list it is directed to take actions against the listed criminals who are reportedly involved in drug peddling and smuggling and assisting the drug traders, sources said.
Sources said, Drug peddling gangs are alarmingly active in Khulna city and at Nine upazila areas of Khulna district. Drug peddlers are more active than the previous periods. Drug-addicts can get drugs easily if they expand their hands. Yaba, ganja (Hemp) and Indian contraband Phensedyl are being sold without any obstacles. Drug-addicts are implicating with different kind of crimes including snatching, stealing, robbery and killing without getting money for purchasing drugs.
