Stop yaba trade
It is alarming news that a syndicate is using a new route to bring yaba pills from Teknaf to Dhaka and has already brought 10 lakh yaba pills through the route in the last month alone. This information was revealed by the two members of the syndicate whom the DMP's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) have arrested last week.
As the regular route—Teknaf-Chittagong-Dhaka—is frequently raided by the law enforcers, it is only natural for drug peddlers to find alternative routes for carrying out their business with ease. And this is exactly what has happened. Moreover, bringing these contraband tablets through this new route—Teknaf-Kuakata-Barisal-Dhaka—has become very profitable for the drug peddlers as they have to pay less to those who bring them to the city.
According to a CTTC official, the syndicate is led by a couple in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area. We hope more necessary information about this trade can be found if this couple is arrested. As yaba trade has become a big business and is also linked to illegal arms proliferation, concerted efforts by the law enforcers are needed to contain this social menace.
In addition, we must stress on Myanmar the need to clamp down on the yaba factories, because over the past decade, a large number of yaba factories have sprung up in Myanmar along the borders from where these contraband tablets are smuggled into Bangladesh. Yaba addiction is threatening our younger generation as more and more young people are getting addicted to this dangerous drug. This can't be allowed to go on any further. We risk an entire generation if this problem is not addressed immediately.
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