The Bad PlaceTimes of India | ED raids chemical factories in Mumbai, Gujarat cities in drug trafficking case involving ‘Dawood aide’ Salim Dola
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at 20 locations in Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot, targeting a transnational narcotics‑trafficking network allegedly run by Salim Dola, a close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, after his extradition from Turkey. The searches focused on suppliers of precursor chemicals, hawala operators, chartered accountants and benami property holders, with most chemical factories hit located in Gujarat. Investigators uncovered a criminal network involved in procuring precursors, clandestine manufacture of the synthetic drug mephedrone (MD), interstate and international trafficking, money‑laundering through hawala channels and acquisition of assets in associates’ names. The ED’s probe follows earlier actions, including the seizure of flats linked to Dola’s associate Faisal Shaikh and the deportation of Dola’s son Tahir from the UAE for a separate 126 kg narcotics case.
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ED searches in Mumbai and chemical factories in Gujarat in drug trafficking case involving ‘Dawood aide’ Salim Dola
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday conducted searches at 20 locations across Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar, and Rajkot in connection with a transnational narcotics trafficking syndicate allegedly operated by Salim Dola, an alleged close aide of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. The operation followed Dola’s extradition from Turkey in April.