RAB-12 Deputy Commander Major Mohammad Mashiur Rahman said the snake venom collected from France was smuggled to Bangladesh. The members of the international smuggling ring were carrying these poisons illegally. However, the detainees are mainly carriers. The recovered toxins have an international market value of 10 million.
Snake venom worth Tk 85 crore was recovered from the iron gate area of Chowdhurypara under Rampura police station. At that time, RAB arrested five persons named Shafiqul Islam, Zahirul Haque, Mojibur Rahman, Dulal and Moklesur Rahman.
This information was given by RAB in an immediate briefing at Chowdhurypara iron gate area under Rampura police station on Friday afternoon.
Mohammad Mashiur Rahman said that it is known from the manual with the recovered poison that these poisons were collected from France. Comes to Bangladesh through smuggling. The toxins have been found here as liquids and crystals. The members of this circle were basically acting as carriers. An investigation is underway to find out where the venom of these snakes from France was going through Bangladesh.
The RAB official said that based on the intelligence information, a team of RAB-12 came to know that members of a gang were exchanging huge amount of snake venom in this area of Rampura police station in Dhaka. The raid was carried out on the basis of such information. Five members of the gang were arrested at that time. They recovered 12 pounds of snake venom, six testing kits, a CD and a manual.
We have learned that there are different types of illegal use of this poison," he said. As well as being used to make drugs and medicines.
Are these the real venom of snakes or have they been tested? Responding to a question from reporters, he said, "We have found evidence that snake venom is being caught." However, we are referring to it as suspicious poison.
