The accused, Sadiq was arrested by the NCB last month for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of about 3,500 kg of pseudoephedrine with a street value of more than Rs 2,000 crore.
Each field station will have one inspector, four SIs and 20 police personnel, taking the total to 65 inspectors, 260 sub-inspectors and 1,300 personnel.
According to a senior officer from the Enforcement Bureau CID (EB-CID), the growing misuse of prescription drugs like Tapentadol, Tydol, Nitrazepam and a few others has become a major concern.
He said Vijay had assured him that Tamil Nadu would work closely with its neighbour to curb the movement of narcotics and dismantle drug networks operating across state borders.
