Due to inadequate surveillance and searches by railway law‑enforcement agencies, the Jaria‑Mymensingh railway line has become a safe transit for drug‑smuggling and theft syndicates. While the Durgapur border area in Netrokona sees regular raids, the railway presents the opposite picture.
Currently five trains run daily on this route – four local trains from Mymensingh and a direct commuter from Jaria to Dhaka. The smugglers have chosen these trains as the main vehicle for moving contraband.
From the Durgapur border, auto‑rickshaws and motorcycles bring Indian liquor, blankets, cosmetics, sarees and sugar to Jaria Jhanjail station, where the goods are hidden under seats or in luggage racks of passenger‑filled coaches. At junctions such as Shyamganj, Gouripur or Mymensingh, syndicate members receive a signal and quickly unload the cargo.
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