Operation Toofan: Kerala's Largest Anti-Drug Campaign Aims to Dismantle Narcotics Networks
Less than a month after neighbouring Tamil Nadu unveiled its ambitious Drug-Free Tamil Nadu Campaign to dismantle narcotics networks and curb the influence of organised
Less than a month after neighbouring Tamil Nadu unveiled its ambitious Drug-Free Tamil Nadu Campaign to dismantle narcotics networks and curb the influence of organised drug syndicates, Kerala has announced its own sweeping offensive against the growing drug menace.
The launch of Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt on June 2, 2026, marks one of the most extensive anti-narcotics campaigns undertaken by any state government in South India in recent years. Kerala
Chief Minister V D Satheesan has written to his counterparts in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, calling for stronger joint action to tackle interstate drug trafficking and curb the spread of narcotic
drugs. The move is part of the Kerala government's ongoing anti-drug drive, "Operation Toofan", which aims to free the state from drug abuse and dismantle trafficking networks, a CMO release said here
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