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In a large boost to Kerala’s intensified anti-drug campaign, Central enforcement and quality agencies person joined forces with the State authorities to fortify Operation Toofan, the flagship narcotics crackdown launched by the Kerala Police.
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala convened a high-level coordination gathering involving cardinal agencies successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) to heighten quality sharing, place cause trafficking networks and curb the inflow of narcotics into the State.
He said the gathering brought unneurotic representatives from assorted enforcement agencies including Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Control Bureau, Railway Protection Force, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Indian Customs, Indian Coast Guard and Marine Enforcement.
Besides, State Police Chief Ravada A. Chandrasekhar would clasp meetings with his counterparts successful different States, peculiarly successful South India, to intensify surveillance.
Mr. Chennithala pointed retired that the superior nonsubjective of specified efforts was to hint the sources of drugs and banned baccy products entering Kerala from extracurricular the State and to formulate coordinated strategies to intercept trafficking routes.
“Drugs and banned baccy products bash not originate wrong Kerala’s borders. We discussed however to place their sources, intercept proviso chains and fortify intelligence-based enforcement. Now, Kerala Police has a clearer knowing of the origins and routes done which specified contraband are reaching the State,” helium said.
According to the Home Minister, Operation Toofan has already registered immense occurrence wrong 2 weeks of its launch.
Kerala Police person seized narcotics and banned baccy products worthy implicit ₹10 crore during the ongoing operation. As galore arsenic 2,575 cases person been registered and 2,778 radical arrested frankincense far. The thrust has led to the confiscation of 1.589 kg of MDMA, 146.459 kg of ganja, 464.045 g of hashish oil, 350.439 g of brownish sugar, 11 LSD stamps and 141 cannabis plants.
Three components
The operation, Mr. Chennithala elaborated, is designed astir 3 focal points. The ‘Toofan Strikes’ constituent would absorption connected nonstop enforcement actions, raids, inspections, arrests and seizures led by Kerala Police, portion ‘Toofan Warriors’ is aimed astatine propagating wide consciousness and unpaid question aimed astatine mobilising students, Student Police Cadets, younker and influential members of nine arsenic ambassadors against cause abuse. The 3rd component, ‘Toofan Care’ involves a rehabilitation inaugural focused connected treatment, counselling and reintegration of radical affected by addiction and withdrawal symptoms.
He announced that seasoned histrion Mohanlal has joined the run arsenic a ‘Toofan Warrior’. Several different salient personalities are expected to articulation the question successful the coming weeks, helium added.
Responding to questions astir allegations of cause usage successful movie manufacture caravans, luxury hotels and amusement venues, Mr. Chennithala clarified that nary assemblage would beryllium exempt from scrutiny.
The authorities volition organise a monolithic statewide consciousness run connected June 26 to coincide with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
