Cocaine smuggling

Bangladesh now a transit for cocaine smuggling

A sharp rise in the smuggling of cocaine, which mainly enters Bangladesh from African and South American countries, has become a new headache for authorities.

Cocaine Smuggling: Dhaka a vital cog in the wheel

On January 25, Nomthandazo Towera Soko, a Malawian national, landed in Dhaka with 8.3 kilograms of cocaine. A nurse by profession, she was hoping to earn $3,000-$4,000 for bringing the drug to Bangladesh.

Ex-Dutch international Promes gets six years for smuggling

The court said Promes had smuggled a total of 1,363 kilogrammes of cocaine from Brazil in 2020

November 7, 2024
November 7, 2024

Bangladesh now a transit for cocaine smuggling

A sharp rise in the smuggling of cocaine, which mainly enters Bangladesh from African and South American countries, has become a new headache for authorities.

February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Cocaine Smuggling: Dhaka a vital cog in the wheel

On January 25, Nomthandazo Towera Soko, a Malawian national, landed in Dhaka with 8.3 kilograms of cocaine. A nurse by profession, she was hoping to earn $3,000-$4,000 for bringing the drug to Bangladesh.

February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024

Ex-Dutch international Promes gets six years for smuggling

The court said Promes had smuggled a total of 1,363 kilogrammes of cocaine from Brazil in 2020