Overview
- Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala formally named Islamic scholars Syed Muhammad Jifri Muthukkoya Thangal and Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar as 'Toofan Warriors' as part of statewide outreach announced on June 20.
- Officials say recent coordinated police action has produced seizures estimated at roughly ₹10–15 crore and dozens of arrests, and the state has allocated ₹10 crore for enforcement, awareness programs, and rehab.
- The campaign will run a large school-based awareness push on June 26 where MLAs, MPs and ministers will lead events and students will take an anti-drug pledge to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
- Authorities are expanding mobilisation through celebrities, religious bodies and community groups to solicit public reporting and prevention work while directing police to avoid harassing innocent people.
- The government has ordered a review of local incidents of public shaming such as the Kuttiyadi episode and has warned of targeted action against anyone, including delivery workers or ambulance drivers, found to be involved in drug supply.