Golden wedge

Golden Wedge
connection

Bangladesh India Nepal

Golden wedge connection
 Causes of Drugs trafficking at Golden wedge
Drug abuse directly influences the economic and social aspects of a country. In Bangladesh, it is
a growing national concern. There are millions of drug-addicted people in Bangladesh and most
of them are young, between the ages of 18-30 and they are from all strata of the society. In
Bangladesh, sources of drug information quite limited and drug companies are the vital sources
of information here. Some causes are given below:

Geographical causes: Social causes: Economic causes: Political causes:

Easy land, sea and air

Houses near Lower cost. involvement
access
border area
Unemployment service-holders
Surrounded by the doctors
major drug producing Low parental supervision.
countries students
Sellers in the locality
Members of “Narcotics
Golden triangle and
Drug smugglers in towns Control Department”
Golden crescent
Members of the
police and BGB”
 Methods of Drug Trafficking Among Golden Wedge

By Courier By vehicle or train By the sea

from India to Bangladesh from India and from Bay of Bengal or

by road from Nepal
 Indian connection

Enveloped by India on three

sides
'the kingpins of the criminal
gangs‘ based in Calcutta

Bangladesh shares a 4,144

kilometre border with India
Calcutta connected with Benapole
border Jessore.

India also connected with Golden

Triangle and Golden Crescent.
 Nepalese connection
through
transiting from Golden Crescent and Siliguri corridor
heroin Golden Triangle regions
into

Bangladesh.

on in
poppy cultivation mountain valleys Nepal
Bhutan
Tibet

heroin was being produced in this Illicit cannabis is also grown in

region. Nepal

Supply side country

 What types of drugs are available in this reagion?
There are three types of drugs available in use in Bangladesh. These are given below:

 Opium: Heroin, Phensidyl, Tidijesic, Pethidine.

 Cannabis: Ganja, Chorosh, Bhang.
 Sleeping pill: Tranquilizer, Seduxene (Diazapam) etc.

Opium Cannabis Sleeping Pill

 Effects of drug abuse on personal life

Physical effects Psychological effects Social effects

 Physical Effects

Drugs are in case of general use are very injurious to health.

1. Decreased preventive power of diseases

Lungs dieses Hepatitis A and B

2.
Liver serosae DISEASES AIDS

Peptic ulcer bronchitis

 Psychological effects

Drugs stimulates various hormones of human body and so human psychology drastically
changed after talking drugs.

1.
Morality Discarded Ethical values

2. Depression

3. Insomnia

4. Frustration
 Social effects

Drugs causes social problems which are very tragic for the mankind.

1. Family harmony destroyed

5. Breaking out of poverty

2. Defamation of persons in the society

6. Personal efficiency reduces

3. Reduction of conscience
7. Psychological distress among children

4. Criminality increase
 Family harmony destroyed

1. Economic condition of family deteriorates

2. Not able to fulfil the expectation of their family

3. Other members are unhappy with the addicts person

Defamation of person in the society

As the drug addicted persons an not provide any good things to the society so the society can
not accept the addicted persons normally. This causes the defamation to the addicted persons.
 Reduction Of Conscience

Drug addicted persons want to fulfil his wish at any costs. So she or he can not hesitate to do
anything to manage drug.

shoplifting

snatching

Unstable situation of law and order

hijacking

killing

Social disorganization
 Criminality increase

1. Unusual sex

2. Heinous crime like murder

3. Burglary, Theft, smuggling.

Psychological distress among children

Deprived from parental love Mental growth is threatened

Become problematic child Psychological distress

 Personal efficiency reduces

Lost their efficiency to concentrate Can not efficiently do work

Obstacle to the career of the addicted person

Breaking out of poverty

Taking drugs Spend a lot of money for drug

Family in crisis poverty