Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Operation Toofan Arrests 12,111 in Kerala Anti-Drug Drive
Kerala Police is running an anti-drug campaign called Operation Toofan.
Police said 12,111 people have been arrested during the campaign.
They have registered 11,241 cases.
Officers have seized drugs including MDMA, ganja, heroin and brown sugar.
On Saturday, 198 people were arrested in 188 cases.
Police also held 27 awareness classes that day.
In total, 10,004 awareness classes and 804 counselling sessions have taken place.
School and college groups have held thousands of additional awareness programmes.
Kerala Police said 12,111 people have been arrested in 11,241 cases under Operation Toofan.
The drive has seized MDMA, ganja, heroin and brown sugar across the state.
On Saturday, police arrested 198 people in 188 cases and seized multiple narcotics.
The operation has included 10,004 awareness classes and 804 counselling sessions.
School and college protection groups have conducted 6,945 awareness programmes under the initiative.
- Who
- Kerala Police and people arrested in cases registered under Operation Toofan.
- What
- A statewide anti-drug drive involving arrests, drug seizures, awareness classes and counselling.
- When
- The figures were reported on September 20; the latest listed actions occurred on Saturday.
- Where
- Across Kerala, with the report datelined Thiruvananthapuram.
- Why
- The drive was launched to combat narcotic substances and related offences after the United Democratic Front government came to power.
- Arrests
- 12,111 people
- Registered cases
- 11,241 cases
- MDMA seized
- 24,010.692 grams
- Ganja seized
- 1,520.724 kilograms
- Awareness classes
- 10,004, including 27 on Saturday
- Counselling sessions
- 804
- School and college programmes
- 6,945