As Coimbatore Police have shown their brilliance in detecting and seizing smuggling of drugs, they have been entrusted to prepare the Guidelines/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for sending parcels via Couriers, Online Delivery channels and India Post within Tamil Nadu by the government to prevent drug smuggling activities.

Coimbatore Police detected the smuggling of drugs (Marijuana) from Nagaland to Coimbatore via India Post and purchase of drug-pills via India Mart, and successfully nabbed those behind these incidents, recently. In the recent times, smuggling of drugs from various territories (national and international) to Tamil Nadu is being widely reported. Hence, Tamil Nadu Police has decided to form a SOP for sending online parcels, couriers and posts.

Coimbatore City Police will be responsible for the preparation of the guidelines, a report mentioned. It will soon hold a discussion with courier companies and other related entities, and will provide the SOP that will eventually be deployed across Tamil Nadu to curb smuggling of drugs. The preliminary works for this has already begun, as per sources.