A tourist filmed drug peddlers operating right next to a Goa Police kiosk at Calangute Beach and posted it online. Goa Police swiftly responded to the viral outrage by removing the Goa Police signage from the kiosk. The drug operation's rebranding status remains unclear.
In April 2026, a foreign tourist posted a viral video alleging that drug peddlers were openly approaching beachgoers right next to a Goa Police kiosk at Calangute Beach — one of India's most visited tourist destinations. The tourist pointed directly at the police booth while narrating how he had just been offered narcotics. Following the video's spread across social media, the Goa Police signage visible at the kiosk was reportedly removed, with no official explanation for its disappearance. Calangute Police subsequently launched sustained anti-touting drives across Calangute, Baga, and Tito's Lane — a response that critics noted was somewhat overdue for what the tourist described as an operation running under the active nose of the stationed police. Opposition parties called it fresh evidence of the state's failure to maintain law and order in its own tourist zones. The kiosk, now unburdened by identification, declined to comment.