Chennai, July 15 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has expressed readiness to deploy more police personnel at the Keralam-Tamil Nadu border and place it under "complete police surveillance", Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Wednesday. Following a meeting with CM Vijay, the Keralam minister said that senior police and administrative officials have been directed to "further strengthen Operation Toofan", extending full support to the initiative aimed at curbing drug abuse.

Following a high-level meeting with CM Vijay, Chennithala stated that both states would work in tandem to dismantle drug mafias through enhanced intelligence sharing and border surveillance.

Speaking to the media about the meeting, Ramesh Chenni...