The government will be very tough to put an end to drug smuggling through differen points of the country, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
"Steps are being taken against those who are engaged in drug smuggling. Even law enforcers and public representatives will not be spared if they are found involved in such heinous act,"
The Minister said these while taking to reporters after attending a view-exchange meeting over border problems and solutions at BGB Headquarters at Pilkhana in the city on Sunday.
Total 33 Members of Parliament of the bordering constituencies and high officials of different law enforcement agencies including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and police, took part in the meeting.
Mentioning that drugs come from India and Myanmar through border points, Khan urged the MPs concerned to increase surveillance across the border areas to check the inflow of drugs, says UNB report.
Two vessels will be provided to Coast Guard while around 15,000 more members will be recruited for BGB aiming to increase patrolling along the borders to curb drug smuggling.