AGARTALA, January 19 (TIWN): The Tulsibati market situated in the heart of the city is becoming huge hub for Contraband items like Phensedyl a cough syrup with an exceedingly high dose of codeine, high dose of painkillers with drugs and other contraband items. The police, administration and BSF are doing their best to stop smuggling of these contraband items.

But they are unable stop the smuggling of contraband items as the smuggler gangs are hand in glove with ruling party and corrupt government officials, said a highly placed police source. Even though Tripura Police force and intelligence network is fully capable of tackling this statewide drug menace but evil nexus of political powers, mafia and civil administration keeping police force as mute spectators.

According to sources, some of the shop owners of Tulsibati market are using their shops as godowns to keep contraband items. On the issue of narcotics, no amount of laws seems to be enough to reign in the production and distribution of banned substances. 

 Large parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar are emerging as drug consuming zones, and bordering areas of Tripura are contributing to the fast-emerging drugs market, the source mentioned. 

Police are well aware of the situation but they did not any action against, the source added. The Smugglers networks are very deep-rooted and widespread. The smuggling of these contraband items would, in future, become a major deterrent to better Indo-Bangla relations, the source added.

Due to easy availability of these contraband items a large section of youths of the city are becoming addicted.