MDMA by mail: 5 held after UK ‘chocolate’ shipment seized

Bangladesh’s Directorate of Narcotics Control (DNC) has busted a sophisticated drug trafficking ring that smuggled the dangerous party drug MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, into the country from the UK cleverly concealed inside parcels labeled as “imported chocolates.” Five individuals, including the alleged mastermind and a prominent DJ party organizer, were arrested in coordinated raids across Dhaka. Authorities seized 317 MDMA tablets, 1.6 kg of Kush, 250 grams of marijuana, five bottles of Ketamine, Tk 7.11 lakh in cash, six mobile phones, and a laptop used to coordinate encrypted communications. The arrests followed a months-long intelligence operation targeting a network catering to Dhaka’s elite youth, students from top private universities and English-medium schools, who frequented underground DJ parties where “B-class” narcotics like MDMA...