Enforcement Directorate arrests two accused linked to ‘drug trafficker’ Salim Dola’s syndicate

Salim Dola was extradited from Turkey by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in April this year.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two accused, Brijesh Moradiya and Pravin alias Nagesh Shinde, as part of its probe into the alleged transnational narcotics-trafficking syndicate operated by narcotics trafficker Salim Ismail Dola and his associates. Dola was extradited from Turkey by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in April this year.

Salim Dola was extradited from Turkey by the Narcotics Control Bureau in April this year. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

ED officials on Friday said that Shinde was involved in the clandestine manufacturing of psychotropic drug Mephedrone (MD) and its handling, possession and utilisation as well as the movement of the proceeds derived from the illicit sales. The latter were allegedly used to acquire immovable properties and other assets in the names of persons closely associated with Shinde.

Moradiya was allegedly involved in the procurement and supply of the precursor chemical used to manufacture MD. The cash that he allegedly received from Dola via hawala for the procurement was deposited in his bank account and then routed through multiple third-party and family accounts and entities controlled by him and his associates.