diff --git a/src/actions/admin-photos.test.ts b/src/actions/admin-photos.test.ts
index 28288b50..d90175dc 100644
--- a/src/actions/admin-photos.test.ts
+++ b/src/actions/admin-photos.test.ts
@@ -2,36 +2,71 @@
 import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { requirePermission } from "@/lib/admin/guard";
-import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+import { tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile } from "@/lib/admin/photo-files";
+import { logStaffActivity } from "@/lib/services/staff-activity";
 import { deletePhoto } from "./admin-photos";
 
+const { select, deleteFn, limit, whereDelete } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+	const limit = vi.fn();
+	const whereSelect = vi.fn(() => ({ limit }));
+	const from = vi.fn(() => ({ where: whereSelect }));
+	const select = vi.fn(() => ({ from }));
+	const whereDelete = vi.fn();
+	const deleteFn = vi.fn(() => ({ where: whereDelete }));
+	return { select, deleteFn, limit, whereDelete, whereSelect, from };
+});
+
 vi.mock("@/lib/admin/guard", () => ({ requirePermission: vi.fn() }));
 vi.mock("@/lib/permissions", () => ({ PERMS: { PAGES_EDIT: "pages.edit" } }));
-vi.mock("@/lib/prisma", () => ({ prisma: { cameraWeb: { delete: vi.fn() } } }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/admin/photo-files", () => ({
+	tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
+}));
+vi.mock("@/lib/services/staff-activity", () => ({
+	logStaffActivity: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
 vi.mock("next/cache", () => ({ revalidatePath: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
+	db: {
+		select: (...args) => select(...args),
+		delete: (...args) => deleteFn(...args),
+	},
+	CameraWeb: { id: "id", url: "url" },
+}));
 
-const fakeForm = (data: Record<string, string>) => ({
-	get: (key: string) => data[key] ?? null,
+const fakeForm = (data) => ({
+	get: (key) => data[key] ?? null,
 });
 
 beforeEach(() => {
 	vi.clearAllMocks();
+	limit.mockResolvedValue([{ id: 42, url: "/uploads/cam/42.png" }]);
+	whereDelete.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 	vi.mocked(requirePermission).mockResolvedValue({
 		id: 1,
 		rank: 7,
 		username: "admin",
-	} as never);
+	});
 });
 
 describe("deletePhoto", () => {
 	it("deletes a photo and revalidates", async () => {
-		await deletePhoto(fakeForm({ id: "42" }) as unknown as FormData);
-		expect(prisma.cameraWeb.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ where: { id: 42 } });
+		await deletePhoto(fakeForm({ id: "42" }));
+		expect(select).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(deleteFn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/uploads/cam/42.png");
+		expect(logStaffActivity).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				action: "photo_delete",
+				targetId: 42,
+			}),
+		);
 		expect(revalidatePath).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/admin/photos");
+		expect(revalidatePath).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/photos");
 	});
 
 	it("returns early when id is not positive", async () => {
-		await deletePhoto(fakeForm({ id: "0" }) as unknown as FormData);
-		expect(prisma.cameraWeb.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		await deletePhoto(fakeForm({ id: "0" }));
+		expect(select).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(deleteFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 });
diff --git a/src/actions/admin-photos.ts b/src/actions/admin-photos.ts
index da1d8b19..856b21c3 100644
--- a/src/actions/admin-photos.ts
+++ b/src/actions/admin-photos.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 "use server";
 
+import { eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache";
 import { requirePermission } from "@/lib/admin/guard";
+import { tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile } from "@/lib/admin/photo-files";
+import { CameraWeb, db } from "@/lib/db";
 import { PERMS } from "@/lib/permissions";
-import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import { logStaffActivity } from "@/lib/services/staff-activity";
 
 export async function deletePhoto(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
@@ -11,8 +13,15 @@ export async function deletePhoto(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
 	const id = Number(formData.get("id"));
 	if (!(id > 0)) return;
 
-	try {
-		await prisma.cameraWeb.delete({ where: { id } });
+	const [row] = await db
+		.select({ id: CameraWeb.id, url: CameraWeb.url })
+		.from(CameraWeb)
+		.where(eq(CameraWeb.id, id))
+		.limit(1);
+
+	if (row) {
+		await db.delete(CameraWeb).where(eq(CameraWeb.id, id));
+		await tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile(row.url);
 		await logStaffActivity({
 			staffId: staff.id,
 			action: "photo_delete",
@@ -20,11 +29,10 @@ export async function deletePhoto(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
 			targetType: "camera_web",
 			targetId: id,
 		});
-	} catch {
-		// Record may have already been removed; ignore.
 	}
 
 	revalidatePath("/admin/photos");
+	revalidatePath("/photos");
 }
 
 export async function bulkDeletePhotos(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
@@ -36,14 +44,27 @@ export async function bulkDeletePhotos(formData: FormData): Promise<void> {
 		.filter((n) => Number.isFinite(n) && n > 0);
 	if (ids.length === 0) return;
 
-	const result = await prisma.cameraWeb.deleteMany({
-		where: { id: { in: ids } },
-	});
-	await logStaffActivity({
-		staffId: staff.id,
-		action: "photo_bulk_delete",
-		description: `Deleted ${result.count} camera photo(s)`,
-		targetType: "camera_web",
-	});
+	const rows = await db
+		.select({ id: CameraWeb.id, url: CameraWeb.url })
+		.from(CameraWeb)
+		.where(inArray(CameraWeb.id, ids));
+
+	if (rows.length > 0) {
+		await db.delete(CameraWeb).where(
+			inArray(
+				CameraWeb.id,
+				rows.map((r) => r.id),
+			),
+		);
+		await Promise.all(rows.map((r) => tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile(r.url)));
+		await logStaffActivity({
+			staffId: staff.id,
+			action: "photo_bulk_delete",
+			description: `Deleted ${rows.length} camera photo(s)`,
+			targetType: "camera_web",
+		});
+	}
+
 	revalidatePath("/admin/photos");
+	revalidatePath("/photos");
 }
diff --git a/src/actions/bulk-users.ts b/src/actions/bulk-users.ts
index d03bf746..63ff9ffa 100644
--- a/src/actions/bulk-users.ts
+++ b/src/actions/bulk-users.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 "use server";
 
+import { eq, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { requirePermission } from "@/lib/admin/guard";
+import { db, Sanctions, User, UsersSettings } from "@/lib/db";
 import { PERMS } from "@/lib/permissions";
 import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
 import type { ActionResult } from "@/lib/safe-action-shared";
@@ -271,8 +273,8 @@ export async function bulkAdjustCurrency({
 }
 
 /**
- * Persist trade lock on `sanctions.trade_locked_until`.
- * No first-class RCON trade-lock helper in this CMS — DB only.
+ * Persist trade lock on `sanctions.trade_locked_until` + `users_settings.can_trade`
+ * via Drizzle, then best-effort RCON sync (settradelock + alert + disconnect if online).
  */
 export async function setTradeLock({
 	userId,
@@ -284,33 +286,71 @@ export async function setTradeLock({
 }): Promise<ActionResult<{ userId: number; untilUnix: number }>> {
 	const staff = await requirePermission(PERMS.USERS_EDIT);
 	const until = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(untilUnix));
+	const locked = until > 0;
 
-	const existing = await prisma.sanctions.findFirst({
-		where: { habboId: userId },
-		select: { id: true },
-	});
-	if (existing) {
-		await prisma.sanctions.update({
-			where: { id: existing.id },
-			data: { tradeLockedUntil: until },
-		});
-	} else {
-		await prisma.sanctions.create({
-			data: {
+	const [user] = await db
+		.select({
+			id: User.id,
+			username: User.username,
+			online: User.online,
+		})
+		.from(User)
+		.where(eq(User.id, userId))
+		.limit(1);
+	if (!user) {
+		return { ok: false as const, error: "User not found" };
+	}
+
+	await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
+		const [existing] = await tx
+			.select({ id: Sanctions.id })
+			.from(Sanctions)
+			.where(eq(Sanctions.habboId, userId))
+			.limit(1);
+		if (existing) {
+			await tx
+				.update(Sanctions)
+				.set({
+					tradeLockedUntil: until,
+					...(locked ? { reason: "Trade lock (CMS)" } : {}),
+				})
+				.where(eq(Sanctions.id, existing.id));
+		} else {
+			await tx.insert(Sanctions).values({
 				habboId: userId,
 				tradeLockedUntil: until,
-				reason: until > 0 ? "Trade lock (CMS)" : "",
-			},
-		});
+				reason: locked ? "Trade lock (CMS)" : "",
+			});
+		}
+
+		await tx
+			.update(UsersSettings)
+			.set({
+				canTrade: locked ? "0" : "1",
+				...(locked
+					? { tradelockAmount: sql`${UsersSettings.tradelockAmount} + 1` }
+					: {}),
+			})
+			.where(eq(UsersSettings.userId, userId));
+	});
+
+	await rcon.setTradeLock(userId, locked);
+	await rcon.alertUser(
+		userId,
+		locked
+			? "Trading has been disabled by staff."
+			: "Trading has been re-enabled by staff.",
+	);
+	if (user.online === "1") {
+		await rcon.disconnectUser(userId, user.username);
 	}
 
 	await logStaffActivity({
 		staffId: staff.id,
-		action: until > 0 ? "trade_lock" : "trade_unlock",
-		description:
-			until > 0
-				? `Trade-locked user #${userId} until ${until}`
-				: `Cleared trade lock for user #${userId}`,
+		action: locked ? "trade_lock" : "trade_unlock",
+		description: locked
+			? `Trade-locked ${user.username} (#${userId}) until ${until}`
+			: `Cleared trade lock for ${user.username} (#${userId})`,
 		targetType: "user",
 		targetId: userId,
 	});
diff --git a/src/actions/set-trade-lock.test.ts b/src/actions/set-trade-lock.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..002a2b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actions/set-trade-lock.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile } from "@/lib/admin/photo-files";
+
+describe("setTradeLock drizzle + RCON contract", () => {
+	const src = readFileSync("src/actions/bulk-users.ts", "utf8");
+	const rconSrc = readFileSync("src/lib/services/rcon.ts", "utf8");
+
+	it("writes sanctions + users_settings via Drizzle, not prisma facade", () => {
+		expect(src).toContain("@/lib/db");
+		expect(src).toContain("UsersSettings");
+		expect(src).toContain("Sanctions");
+		expect(src).toContain("canTrade");
+		expect(src).toContain("tradeLockedUntil");
+		expect(src).toMatch(/export async function setTradeLock/);
+		const fn = src.slice(src.indexOf("export async function setTradeLock"));
+		expect(fn).not.toContain("prisma.sanctions");
+	});
+
+	it("syncs live hotel via RCON settradelock + alert + disconnect", () => {
+		expect(rconSrc).toContain("settradelock");
+		expect(rconSrc).toContain("setTradeLock(userId: number, locked: boolean)");
+		expect(src).toContain("rcon.setTradeLock");
+		expect(src).toContain("rcon.alertUser");
+		expect(src).toContain("rcon.disconnectUser");
+	});
+});
+
+describe("admin-photos drizzle contract", () => {
+	const src = readFileSync("src/actions/admin-photos.ts", "utf8");
+
+	it("deletes via Drizzle CameraWeb and attempts local file purge", () => {
+		expect(src).toContain("@/lib/db");
+		expect(src).toContain("CameraWeb");
+		expect(src).toContain("tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile");
+		expect(src).not.toContain("@/lib/prisma");
+		expect(src).toContain('revalidatePath("/photos")');
+	});
+});
+
+describe("tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile", () => {
+	it("rejects path traversal and remote CDN urls", async () => {
+		expect(await tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile("https://cdn.example/photo.png")).toBe(
+			false,
+		);
+		expect(await tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile("/../../etc/passwd")).toBe(false);
+		expect(await tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile("")).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/admin/photo-files.ts b/src/lib/admin/photo-files.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..146b1b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/admin/photo-files.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { unlink } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+/**
+ * Best-effort local file delete for camera photos hosted under /public.
+ * External CDN URLs are left alone (no purge credentials in this CMS).
+ */
+export async function tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile(url: string): Promise<boolean> {
+	if (!url?.trim()) return false;
+	let pathname = url.trim();
+	if (/^https?:\/\//i.test(pathname)) {
+		try {
+			const parsed = new URL(pathname);
+			const app = (
+				process.env.APP_URL ||
+				process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL ||
+				""
+			).replace(/\/$/, "");
+			if (!app || !pathname.startsWith(app)) return false;
+			pathname = parsed.pathname;
+		} catch {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!pathname.startsWith("/")) return false;
+	const rel = pathname.replace(/^\/+/, "");
+	if (!rel || rel.includes("..")) return false;
+	const publicRoot = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "public");
+	const full = path.resolve(publicRoot, rel);
+	if (!full.startsWith(publicRoot + path.sep) && full !== publicRoot) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	try {
+		await unlink(full);
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/services/rcon.ts b/src/lib/services/rcon.ts
index 0c4e8c6e..fe94e9c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/rcon.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/rcon.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ export class RconClient {
 	unmuteUser(userId: number) {
 		return this.send("unmuteuser", { user_id: userId });
 	}
+	/**
+	 * Best-effort live trade lock sync. Polaris/Arcturus forks may expose
+	 * `settradelock`; unknown keys are ignored by the emulator. Prefer updating
+	 * `users_settings.can_trade` in DB and disconnecting online users.
+	 */
+	setTradeLock(userId: number, locked: boolean) {
+		return this.send("settradelock", {
+			user_id: userId,
+			enabled: locked ? 0 : 1,
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 const globalForRcon = globalThis as unknown as { rcon?: RconClient };
diff --git a/src/lib/staff-smoke-contract.test.ts b/src/lib/staff-smoke-contract.test.ts
index 07112576..a40f4e99 100644
--- a/src/lib/staff-smoke-contract.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/staff-smoke-contract.test.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ describe("staff smoke contract", () => {
 		expect(src).toContain("bulkAdjustCurrency");
 		expect(src).toContain("setTradeLock");
 		expect(src).toContain("tradeLockedUntil");
+		expect(src).toContain("UsersSettings");
+		expect(src).toContain("rcon.setTradeLock");
+	});
+
+	it("deletes photos via Drizzle with local file purge helper", () => {
+		const src = readFileSync("src/actions/admin-photos.ts", "utf8");
+		expect(src).toContain("CameraWeb");
+		expect(src).toContain("tryRemoveLocalPhotoFile");
+		expect(src).toContain("@/lib/admin/photo-files");
+		expect(src).not.toContain("@/lib/prisma");
 	});
 
 	it("guards dual ticket queues on admin and mod", () => {