Over 15,000 people have been arrested in Keralam under anti-narcotics drive launched five months ago to curb the drug menace in the state.

Announcing this in Thiruvananthapuram, State Nodal Officer for the anti-narcotics drive, IG P. Vimalaadithya revealed that 15,515 arrests were made across 14,369 registered cases, resulting in the seizure of over 28 kilograms of MDMA and nearly 2,000 kilograms of ganja.