Wanted in Rs 252 crore drugs manufacturing case: Key drug manufacturer Taher Salim Dola extradited from UAE
Taher Salim Dola—a key accused wanted in a Rs 252 crore drugs manufacturing case—was extradited from UAE on Friday.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in close coordination with INTERPOL channels, facilitated Dola's return from the UAE.
The International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU), CBI, in collaboration with NCB-Abu Dhabi, UAE, successfully brought back Dola to India, said a statement issued by the CBI.
Dola landed as a deportee at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial International Airport in Mumbai by flight number AI-984 from Dubai. He was geo-located in UAE and was closely followed by the CBI through the INTERPOL and NCB-Abu Dhabi, said the CBI.
On February 15, 2024, officials from the Mumbai Crime Branch (Unit-8) arrested a woman with 641 grams of Mephedrone (MD) from the Kurla area. Acting on the information obtained from her, the crime branch team raided a place in Mira Road and seized three kilogram of MD. The crime branch team, while further working out the information, received concrete leads and a month later, they raided a factory manufacturing MD on the outskirts of Irli village in Kavathemahankal taluka of Sangli.
Around 126 kg of MD worth Rs 252 crore was seized. So far, 11 accused have been arrested in the case. Three of them were arrested from Gujarat. During the investigation, it was found that Taher Salim Dola was running this factory from abroad. After ascertaining his presence abroad, the CBI was alerted to initiate the procedure to issue a Red Corner Notice against him.
The CBI got a Red Corner Notice issued against Dola through the INTERPOL on November 25, 2024.
On January 27 this year, the NCB-Abu Dhabi conveyed that Dola has been arrested in UAE.
An extradition request was subsequently sent to UAE by Mumbai Police and his deportation was facilitated on Friday.
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