The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Madaripur

The number of drug addicts recently increased alarmingly in Shibchar Upazila under Madaripur causing concern among the peace loving people. Local people alleged that rectified spirit, phensidyl, dendrite gum, foreign liquor, opium, charas, fanergan, ganja and herion are sold almost openly in different homeo path-pharmacies, medicine and groecry shops of the 18 union under Shibchar Upazila before the nose to the law enforces.

A large number of youths have become addicted due to the easy availability of the drugs. The government is also being deprived of huge amount of tax due to illegal trading of drugs sources said, illegal trading of drugs is going on in some homeopath pharmacies and betel leaf shops since long. These shops are kept open during the day time just to show the people and turn into liquor shops after the sundown rectified spirit is also sold in these shops leading the youths to the path of ruination.

The officials of Narcotics Control department are quite reluctant to take action against the drugs traders as they also get share from the traders on monthly basis. General Secretary of MANAS (Madak Nirod Sanagstha) Madaripur unit Sahadat Hossain Liton told that the district administration to look into the matter and take stern action in this regard without any delay.