India, Feb. 26 -- Police in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have felicitated two home guard volunteers for recovering 6.9 kg methamphetamine from a remote jungle, in the first instance of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group members contributing to a major narcotics seizure, officials said.

DGP Hargobinder Singh Dhaliwal felicitated Raja and Jhaj during a special ceremony on Tuesday for their "pivotal role" in detecting and recovering 6.97 kg of methamphetamine near Pagla Mundi under the Hut Bay police station on January 16. Methamphetamine, also called the 'crazy drug', is a highly addictive drug that is banned in India.

"This is the first instance of members from PVTG being inducted into active field operations and contributing to a m...