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Agartala, Tripura
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major breakthrough against the global network of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company, his close aide and top-ranked international drug trafficker Salim Dola was deported to India early Tuesday, according to media reports.
Deported Under Heavy Security
Dola arrived at Delhi’s technical airport on a special aircraft under tight security cover, marking a significant step in India’s crackdown on transnational organised crime.
Arrested in Istanbul Operation
He was recently apprehended in Istanbul following a coordinated operation involving Indian and international intelligence agencies.
In Custody, Under Intense Interrogation
Soon after landing in the national capital, Dola was taken into custody by intelligence officials. He is currently being interrogated at an undisclosed location.
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Salim Dola, a key aide of Dawood Ibrahim and the alleged head of one of India's biggest synthetic drug networks, has been deported to India and landed at a technical airport in Delhi
He was detained in Istanbul in a joint operation by Turkish intelligence (MIT) and… pic.twitter.com/52HPWQvlmO
Likely Handover to Probe Agencies
Dola is expected to be handed over to the Mumbai Police or the Narcotics Control Bureau for further legal proceedings related to multiple drug trafficking and money laundering cases.
₹5,000-Crore Drug Empire
Authorities said Dola has been a key figure in the global narcotics trade and is believed to have built a transnational synthetic drug empire worth over Rs 5,000 crore, reported The Times of India.
