Suspicious sand/gravel drops as an item after 30 seconds of existing as falling block. This causes the block to be obtainable using soul sand and water or a series of cobweb blocks.
You can reproduce by placing soul sand and water under a solid block that the suspicious sand is on top, then break the block that is holding the suspicious sand and it will be bouncing in the water bubbles, after some time it will break the suspicious sand droping it
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAD9Vn0QrX8
(I used creative to reproduce more easily, but you can do this in survival with the instructions above)
Note: NBT Data isn't stored
Linked issues
is duplicated by 6
MC-260122
Suspicious sand can be obtained with soul sand
Resolved
MC-261072
Bubble column can destroy suspicious sand
Resolved
MC-263083
[Duplicate] It is possible to obtain the suspicious sand and suspicious gravel items
Resolved
MC-263702
Get sus blocks
Resolved
MC-263849
suspicious sand and suspicious gravel
Resolved
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I'd very much like suspicious sand to remain obtainable in survival in some way. Having this be fixed immediately would be sad.
You could just remove the "drop after 30 seconds" entirely, as that was an old mechanic to prevent them from existing in the void, but since void damage works on all entities, it isn't needed anymore.
This doesn’t really hurt anyone though, the sus blocks lose their items when in item form. It’s only useful for decoration and triggering observers
This also works by placing two cobwebs underneath. The item that drops will have no loot table, though.