Kerala Police have arrested 15,515 people in 14,369 registered cases in the first five months of Operation Toofan, the state anti-narcotics campaign launched on June 2, 2026, Inspector General of Police P. Vimalaadithya, the state nodal officer for the campaign, said as the figures were announced on Thursday. Officials said drugs worth over Rs 200 crore have been seized so far under the drive.

Source: Aalimi Nation, November 5, 2026

Police figures put the seizures at 28.659 kg of MDMA and nearly 1,960 kg of ganja, along with 7.26 kg of hashish oil, 1.22 kg of methamphetamine, 778 grams of brown sugar and 673 grams of heroin, besides cocaine, opium, charas, LSD stamps and Nitrazepam. Police also said 10,341 ganja plants were seized and 1,173 of those arrested were remanded in judicial custody.

Source: The Indian Witness, November 5, 2026

Minister announces figures in Palakkad as second phase heads to local bodies

State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala disclosed the figures while inaugurating the Toofan Jagaran awareness rally at Kotta Maithanam in Palakkad, and said more than 30 lakh people have joined the campaign as 'Toofan Warriors'. Chennithala met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday; according to the state minister, Shah praised the way Keralam involves the public in the fight against drugs and offered central assistance under the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign. Speaking in Palakkad, a district bordering another state, Chennithala said the area was vulnerable to narcotics being brought in from neighbouring states — remarks reported as the minister's own assessment.

Source: Aalimi Nation, November 5, 2026

Beyond the arrests, police said they seized 186 vehicles and 801 mobile phones, froze 148 bank accounts and began forfeiture proceedings in 40 cases under Section 68F of the NDPS Act, with properties of more than 40 individuals confiscated. Officials said Red Corner Notices were sought against four accused who fled abroad, a Blue Corner Notice against one person and Look Out Circulars against 10 others. The figures are those given by the state government and police and have not been independently audited.

Source: Aalimi Nation, November 5, 2026

Operation Toofan has three components — Toofan Strike for enforcement, Toofan Volunteers for public participation and Toofan Care for rehabilitation — and officials said the second phase will take it to gram panchayats, municipalities and corporations, with Toofan Grama Sabhas in every ward and a 'Toofan Eyes' project to install CCTV cameras in government schools linked to police stations. 'The fight against drugs cannot end with arrests,' Chennithala said in a post on X on Thursday.

Source: The Indian Witness, November 5, 2026