Salim Dola, Dawood Ibrahim's close aide, deported to India from Turkey

Salim Dola, an alleged narcotics trafficker and associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, has been deported to India. According to officials, Dola was brought to Delhi on Tuesday early morning after being detained in Turkey's Istanbul. He was subsequently taken into custody at Delhi airport by the Narcotics Control Bureu(NCB).
Salim Dola (59 yrs from Mumbai) a subject of INTERPOL Red Notice issued at India’s request in March, 2024 was wanted for prosecution in multiple narcotics trafficking cases in India and had been absconding from Indian law enforcement agencies. Over the years Dola had established a major transnational drug trafficking syndicate spanning a number of countries in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.  He is also wanted by ATS Gujarat and the Mumbai Police. Earlier, his son Tahil Salim Dola and other associates were arrested by Mumbai police after deportation/extradition from the UAE in 2025. 
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation  Amit Shah said that in line with Government’s policy of Zero tolerance against Narco syndicate, the NCB today made a major breakthrough in securing the return of notorious drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola from Turkiye. Under Modi govt's mission to ruthlessly smash drug cartels, our anti-narcotics agencies have extended their claws across borders through a robust network of global agencies. Now no matter where they hide, no place is safe for drug kingpins.” 

(Freelance Journalist)