Drug packets showing up on Gujarat shores is not a new thing  However, the seizure till now have been made on Saurashtra and Kutch shores. This time around, it is south Gujarat, with over ₹5 crore worth of drugs seized near Udvada on Aug 12, and charas packets worth ₹11  seized from Valsad on Aug 13.

 A total of 21 packets of charas were found in Valsad by LCB and SOG, with something written in Urdu language.

The Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) was also informed and reported about the incident.

Coffee or charas?

On the other hand, ahead of Independence Day, during the checking of coastal areas in Surat, SOG Police Inspector Ashok Chaudhary and his team found three suspicious packets.

These packets were of Starbucks coffee, however, they contained approximately 3 kg of Afghani charas worth ₹1.50 crore.

According to sources, a whole bag was thrown into the sea, which contained 11 packets. Three packets were found, and  the SOG will investigate the area again today.

The smugglers use multiple layers of packaging to protect their contraband. The drug packets are meticulously wrapped in six layers of packaging to ensure that the parcel is not damaged when thrown into the water.

The outermost layer is a durable polythene courier bag, followed by a Starbucks coffee packaging. Inside this is a transparent courier wrap, which encases a pink bag, and then a small red bag, all designed to shield the contents from water damage.

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