Heroin smuggling

It is worth mentioning that following the official complaint from the British authorities, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) of Bangladesh carried out its own investigation and identified as many as five private companies for their alleged involvement in the smuggling that included BD Foods Limited and two of its sister concerns. But when the case was handed over to the CID the name of BD Foods was struck off. On the other hand, a low level former staff of BD Foods has been arrested by the CID who was working for the said company when the smuggling of heroin took place. This particular person's services were terminated after allegation of smuggling came from the British authorities.

Two things are worth taking note of. One, that many who are following the case are not happy with the way the investigation is going on and the way the owners of some accused exporting companies are moving heaven and earth to prove their non-complicity. Second, we observe with a bit of astonishment how such a large consignment of contraband item like heroin could slip through the net of our vigilant intelligence agencies and law enforcing authorities? Where were they when the deadly cargo was being lowered in to the hatch?

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It is intriguing that most of the time contraband items like heroin or infected food products, such as shrimp, get caught in foreign ports. On the other hand, if the faulty products or contrabands could be intercepted by our intelligence agencies and law enforcers way before being shipped then that would save the country from a lot of embarrassment. We therefore hope the authorities would soon find the real culprits behind the heroin smuggling and bring them forth for trial.