Drug abuse
and trafficking have spread across Barishal division like a disease. Although
most incidents remain unrecorded, official police complaints are soaring
rapidly.
Data from the
Barishal Range DIG Office reveals that law enforcement registered 1,575 drug
cases across the division from January to June of this year. District-level
records show 384 cases in Barishal district, 299 in Patuakhali, 348 in Bhola, 273
in Pirojpur, 123 in Barguna, and 148 in Jhalakathi.
A comparative
ana...