Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Kerala Jails Seized Ganja in Operation Toofan
The Kerala police and prison officials searched four big jails at the same time.
They were looking for drugs that people were hiding inside the prisons.
They found weed in one jail in Thiruvananthapuram.
The search was part of a big plan called Operation Toofan.
The police said they will keep checking other jails soon.
Police and prison departments conducted simultaneous searches at four central jails in Kerala on Thursday night into Friday morning.
The operation, part of the anti‑narcotics campaign “Operation Toofan,” targeted drugs smuggled into prisons.
Ganja was seized from an inmate at Poojappura Central Jail in Thiruvananthapuram.
The searches were carried out at Poojappura Central Jail, Viyyur Central Jail, Tavanur Central Jail, and Kannur Central Jail.
Authorities plan further surprise inspections at district and sub‑jails across the state.
- Who
- Kerala Police and the Prison Department
- What
- Simultaneous searches at central jails under Operation Toofan
- When
- 31 July 2023 (Thursday night to Friday morning)
- Where
- Poojappura Central Jail (Thiruvananthapuram), Viyyur Central Jail (Thrissur), Tavanur Central Jail (Malappuram), Kannur Central Jail (Kannur)
- Why
- To stop drugs smuggled into prisons
- Operation
- Operation Toofan
- Targeted substance
- Ganja
- Locations searched
- Poojappura, Viyyur, Tavanur, Kannur Central Jails
- Date of operation
- 31 July 2023
- Agency involved
- Kerala Police and Prison Department
