Bangladesh, June 5 -- Until 1997, notorious terror don Dawood Ibrahim's total stake in the international narcotics trade was around quarter billion dollars, which has increased many folds during the past 23 years and now it stands between US$ 10-15 billion. Dawood operates his narco-trade through his racket named D-Company that operates mainly from Dubai.

According to media reports and intelligence sources, D-Company distributes cash against crops amongst the opinion growers in the North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan as well as in Afghanistan. Later, raw opinion is transported to Karachi by land routes. Once the raw opium consignments reach Karachi, the major port city in Pakistan, where D-Company has a huge base, it is processed in...