Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has written to the Chief Ministers of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, proposing a joint strategy to crack down on interstate drug trafficking by strengthening coordination among the neighbouring states as part of the state government's intensified anti-narcotics drive, Operation Toofan.
In the letter, the Chief Minister said Kerala is stepping up Operation Toofan with intelligence-led enforcement measures aimed at eliminating the spread of narcotic drugs, dismantling trafficking syndicates, breaking their financial networks and confiscating assets acquired through illegal drug trade.
He stressed that the fight against organised drug trafficking cannot succeed withou...