Operation Toofan was launched in Kerala as a statewide anti‑narcotics campaign, and Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala is the state's home minister. According to rediff.com, the minister chaired his first high‑level meeting of senior police officers at the Police Headquarters before announcing the initiative. The special drive began on 1 June, coinciding with the reopening of schools after the summer vacation, rediff.com reported. The operation is titled "Operation Toofan: The Narco Hunt," rediff.com added, and it focuses on eliminating drug distribution networks, especially around educational institutions, rediff.com said. Within three days of the drive’s launch, narcotics substances worth over ₹60 lakh were seized, Hindu reported. The anti‑drug enforcement drive yielded results within days of its launch, Hindu noted. Hindu also reported that two foreign nationals were among the 795 people arrested in Operation Toofan. Rediff.com stated that the aim is to uproot gangs that are trapping children in narcotics and that people who use, sell, spread drugs and those behind supply chains will be placed under strict police surveillance.