Suspicious Package deal Containing Psychotropic Substance Discovered on Great Nicobar Beach

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 10 March 2025

Campbell Bay Police seized a suspicious package deal containing a psychotropic substance after it was found on the shores of twenty-two Km, Vijay Nagar Beach, Great Nicobar. The package deal, suspected to have washed ashore, was discovered by a neighborhood resident, who promptly knowledgeable the authorities.

Upon receiving the data at round 9:30 AM on March 8, 2025, Sub-Inspector (SI) Vinit Kumar Maurya, In-charge of Campbell Bay Police Station, alerted Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Aditya Kumar (DANIPS), who directed a right away response. A police workforce consisting of SI Vinit Kumar Maurya, SI KV Abdul Salam, PC Ghanshyam, PC Bikas, PC Mikal Raj Xalxo, and PC Shahir, together with an Executive Magistrate, rushed to the situation for investigation.

The package deal, disguised as a golden-coloured tea packet labeled “GUANYINWANG – Refined Chinese Tea,” contained a clear plastic bag crammed with a crystalline substance. A preliminary take a look at utilizing a Drug Detection Kit confirmed it to be a psychotropic substance. The complete weight of the contraband was discovered to be 615 grams.

Following customary process, the police sealed the package deal on-site within the presence of Tehsildar C.S. Pillai (Executive Magistrate) and impartial witnesses. The complete search and seizure operation was documented by way of pictures and videography utilizing the e-Shakshya system.

Authorities suspect that the package deal, like earlier situations, might have drifted to the island’s shores on account of oceanic currents. The seized substance falls throughout the industrial amount class, resulting in the registration of a case below Section 20(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.