Internal Security · 18 Aug 2026

Tamil Nadu Anti-Narcotics Task Force

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

ATamil Nadu's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) - headed by an Additional Director-General of Police, supported by 10 specialised wings including a dedicated cyber lab

BNIB-CID model - comprised 65 specialised police stations prior to the ANTF's creation

CANTF's dedicated cyber lab - focuses exclusively on darknet monitoring, with cryptocurrency analysis remaining outside its mandate

DTrafficker tactics in Tamil Nadu - shifted from small train-based consignments to bulk shipments following intensive enforcement

This question is based on: Tamil Nadu's New Drug Force Isn't Allowed to Do Routine Policing. That's the Whole Point.

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Why in news

The Government Order sanctioning the ANTF was issued on August 8, following a Tamil Nadu government pledge to end drug culture in the state; since May 10, 5,082 drug-related cases have been registered and 7,214 suspects arrested, with over 7,000 kg of ganja seized.

Why for UPSC

Institutional-restructuring stories are a classic UPSC Internal Security angle - this question tests whether the candidate can correctly attribute specific structural details (station count, wing composition, tactical trend) to the right institution rather than conflating the old and new models.

Prelims summary

Tamil Nadu's new ANTF (65 stations, 1,625 personnel, headed by an ADGP/IGP, with a cyber lab covering darknet monitoring and crypto analysis) replaces the earlier 15-unit NIB-CID model, as traffickers have shifted from bulk shipments to smaller train-based consignments.

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