Overview
- The state announced the initiatives on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, and released enforcement figures showing large seizures in 2025 and January–May 2026 plus thousands of bookings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
- Karnataka has decided to give the Anti‑Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) police-station powers so it can register and investigate narcotics cases independently.
- Police will seek court permission to destroy 4,276.405 kg of seized narcotics valued at about Rs 97.90 crore that the government says were confiscated in recent operations.
- The Beda Bro campaign targets youth with simple anti‑drug messages and promotes sports, education and skills while Operation RISE coordinates police, health, education, transport and drug-control departments for prevention, testing and rehabilitation.
- Officials urged parents to report addiction with confidentiality guarantees and rewards for informants, and the government is weighing special NDPS courts and upgrades to hospital testing and forensic labs that could speed prosecutions and expand treatment access.