Dawood aide Salim Dola brought to India: Inside the crackdown on a Rs 5000 crore drug network

In a major breakthrough, Indian agencies have deported Salim Dola, a key aide of Dawood Ibrahim and an alleged handler of D-Company’s global drug operations. Picked up from Istanbul, Turkey, Dola was brought to Delhi in a coordinated international operation and is now being interrogated by central agencies.Officials believe his network handled narcotics worth over Rs 5000 crore annually, making this a significant hit on the underworld’s drug trade. His deportation follows earlier crackdowns on his son and close associates, indicating a sustained effort to dismantle the network.With Dola now in custody, investigators are expected to probe deeper into international trafficking routes, financial links, and money laundering operations tied to the syndicate.