Man held with 11,200 pieces of banned painkiller
Police arrested a man with a consignment of 11,200 pieces of Indian painkiller Tapentadol, which has been considered as a narcotic in Bangladesh for the last six months, in Rajshahi city on Saturday.
Rubel Hossain (30) from Char Majhardiar area was held in the city's Bosori area around 4pm when he crossed the Padma river from Char Majhardiar frontier, said SM Masud Marvez, officer-in-charge of Kasiadanga Police Station.
Police found the latest consignment in a plastic shopping bag with Rubel.
Police said the government in June labelled Tapentadol as a category-2 drug under the section 65 of Narcotics Control Act-2018. The addicts were using it as an alternative drug for its narcotic substances.
As the authorities asked pharmaceutical companies to stop producing it, smugglers started bringing those from India, said the law enforcers.
Rubel named one Anwar Hossain from the city's Nawdapara who employed him for carrying the drug. He also told the police that he was one of Anwar's carriers who carry such drug for Tk 1,000 per trip, said OC Masud Marvez.
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