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| Why Smugglers Across India-Banglade |
| Why Smugglers Across India-Bangladesh Border Prefer Cough Syrup
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| INDIA
, 30-March-2016
5:11:43 AM |
| It's perhaps the law of unintended consequences. The Indian government had earlier this month banned the cough syrup Phensedyl, among a host of drugs. But the Delhi High Court on March 16 granted an interim injunction to drugmaker Abbott against the government action.
The pro and con of banning a drug would be taken up by the court. But in this part of the world, the border guards were heaving a sigh of relief that they would have to cope with one less headache -- a premature sigh, it would now seem.
Because Phensedyl is smuggled across to Bangladesh for its addictive quality.
The codeine-laced cough syrup is consumed there in large quantities, against the recommended small doses, to get a kick.
With the consumption of alcohol prohibited in the country, Phensedyl addiction has been on the rise. Dhaka had urged New Delhi to ban the drug that is manufactured in India.
With a bottle (100ml/Rs.97 equivalent to $1.5) fetching nearly 10 times its Indian market price in Bangladesh, Phensedyl smuggling has been a lucrative industry involving a number of gangs operating across the over 4,000 km Indo-Bangladesh frontier.
West Bengal, which shares over 2,200 km of the border with the neighbour, has been a major area of operation for the illicit trade.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) South West Region Commander Khondoker Farid Hassan said a ban on the drug in India would play a large role in improving bilateral relations between the two countries and their border guards.
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