‘Operation Toofan’ has become a people’s movement against drug mafia: Chennithala
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala announced that 'Operation Toofan' has successfully mobilized public support against drug trafficking. The campaign has resulted in over 10,000 arrests and significant seizures of synthetic drugs and narcotics.
Why it matters
It highlights a government-led public safety initiative that leverages community participation to combat the growing threat of synthetic drug networks.
Operation Toofan, the State government’s campaign against the drug mafia, has turned into a major people’s movement, with public participation on a scale comparable to that of the literacy campaign, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating a senior citizens’ meeting organised by the Kozhikode Rural police at the Vadakara Municipal Town Hall on Monday (August 31).
The Minister said people were voluntarily joining the fight against drugs without any specific invitation or mobilisation, sending a clear message to drug traffickers. Public cooperation with the police had enabled action against drug networks based even on information provided through a single phone call, he added.
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