A senior police officer said the drive was conducted under the guidance of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh. It was carried out from Friday evening till late night and continued into the early hours of Saturday across 13 police station limits in the North Division. Police teams conducted surprise inspections at locations where smoking is banned and took action against violators.

Officials also checked shops that had illegally displayed advertisements of cigarettes and beedis at the entrance of their establishments and booked those violating the provisions of the COTPA Act.