New drug ‘DOB’ recovered in Bangladesh

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Narcotics Control Department has recovered an extremely dangerous drug, dimethoxybromoamphetamine, brolamfetamine, bromo-DMA, commonly known as DOB.

The narcotics department, in a message sent to from its Dhaka Metro (north) office, said it has recovered 100 blotters of the drug.

Dark web was used to bring the drug from Poland using cryptocurrency, the message further said.

The Narcotics Control Department also said this was the first consignment of the extremely dangerous drug imported to the country.

The Narcotics Control Department will hold a press conference at its Dhaka Metro Office (North) at 3:00pm on Tuesday regarding the haul.