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21 illegal phensidyl factories operate in Kolkata for smuggling produce to Bangladesh
As many as 21 illegal phensidyl factories operate in Kolkata from where the adulterated narcotic syrup is smuggled into Bangladesh, according to concerned sources.
Intelligence officials here said Phensidyl, a drug generally used for easing coughs, is being produced in India. But the adulterated stuff is being produced in Kolkata and smuggled into Bangladesh after bottling in villages close to the border.
Paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has seized around 12.5 lakh bottles of adulterated phensidyl in last five years to March this year. This is a small part of the total volume of phensidyl that is smuggled into the country, said one official.
The border guards seized 2.2 lakh bottles of phensydil in 2001, 1.85 lakh in 2002, 2.40 lakh in 2003, 3 lakh in 2004, 2.6 lakh and 48 thousand bottles during the last three months from January to March, BDR sources said.
The spurious phensidyl factories are situated at Chandani Chau Street, Karbala Road, Pias Lane, Tapashia Road, Chatawala Goli, Tiljala Road, Iqbalpur Road in Kolkata, DB Road in Hawra, DB Road of Consuspara in North 24 Parganas, North Toposhia Road in Kolkata, PM Basti, 2nd By-lane in Hawra, 60 Toposhia Road, Picnic Garden Road, Mahta Building, Loghar Chitpur Road, 88A Modan Mohan Barman Street, 72 Modan Mohan Barman Street, Tangri P-1-2 of Ishshor Mondol Lane, Poddar Court near Raymond Showroom, and Dip Electronics of Polok Street in Kolkata.
The intelligence sources said adulterated Phensidyl is transported in plastic jerrycans weighing 10/20 litres each. The bottles of different sizes are sent separately to the border area from Kolkata Bagrimarket. Labels for bottle are also printed in small presses.
Process of bottling is carried out in the townships adjoining the Bangladesh-India border, the sources said.
They named the processing places as Araitila and Bisshramganj of West Tripura District, Shantir Bazar near Belonia of South Tripura district, Indronagar Kalibari and Durga Choumuhoni near Agartola, Baranggapara (Dalu) under West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, Murabari, Nabinagar and office tila of Udaypur Subdivision, Rupaichari and Manu Bazar of Sarbu Subdivision and Brajopur of Gondachara Subdivision.
--UNB
21 illegal phensidyl factories operate in Kolkata for smuggling produce to Bangladesh
As many as 21 illegal phensidyl factories operate in Kolkata from where the adulterated narcotic syrup is smuggled into Bangladesh, according to concerned sources.
Intelligence officials here said Phensidyl, a drug generally used for easing coughs, is being produced in India. But the adulterated stuff is being produced in Kolkata and smuggled into Bangladesh after bottling in villages close to the border.
Paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has seized around 12.5 lakh bottles of adulterated phensidyl in last five years to March this year. This is a small part of the total volume of phensidyl that is smuggled into the country, said one official.
The border guards seized 2.2 lakh bottles of phensydil in 2001, 1.85 lakh in 2002, 2.40 lakh in 2003, 3 lakh in 2004, 2.6 lakh and 48 thousand bottles during the last three months from January to March, BDR sources said.
The spurious phensidyl factories are situated at Chandani Chau Street, Karbala Road, Pias Lane, Tapashia Road, Chatawala Goli, Tiljala Road, Iqbalpur Road in Kolkata, DB Road in Hawra, DB Road of Consuspara in North 24 Parganas, North Toposhia Road in Kolkata, PM Basti, 2nd By-lane in Hawra, 60 Toposhia Road, Picnic Garden Road, Mahta Building, Loghar Chitpur Road, 88A Modan Mohan Barman Street, 72 Modan Mohan Barman Street, Tangri P-1-2 of Ishshor Mondol Lane, Poddar Court near Raymond Showroom, and Dip Electronics of Polok Street in Kolkata.
The intelligence sources said adulterated Phensidyl is transported in plastic jerrycans weighing 10/20 litres each. The bottles of different sizes are sent separately to the border area from Kolkata Bagrimarket. Labels for bottle are also printed in small presses.
Process of bottling is carried out in the townships adjoining the Bangladesh-India border, the sources said.
They named the processing places as Araitila and Bisshramganj of West Tripura District, Shantir Bazar near Belonia of South Tripura district, Indronagar Kalibari and Durga Choumuhoni near Agartola, Baranggapara (Dalu) under West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, Murabari, Nabinagar and office tila of Udaypur Subdivision, Rupaichari and Manu Bazar of Sarbu Subdivision and Brajopur of Gondachara Subdivision.
--UNB