Tamil Nadu has formed an Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) with an outlay of ₹264 crore to intensify action against drug-related crime. Sixty-five ANTF units will be set up across the State, each with a dedicated police station led by a Police Inspector. The force will be headed by an Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and will include intelligence, cyber surveillance, financial investigation and prosecution wings. A round-the-clock control room at the ANTF headquarters in Chennai will coordinate operations and share intelligence statewide. Its focus will be drug smuggling, illegal sale and abuse of narcotics, along with awareness, rehabilitation and prevention work.