ED raids 20 locations in Maharashtra, Gujarat over alleged Dawood Ibrahim aide’s money-laundering and drug network
मुख्य बातें
- •The ED conducted coordinated raids at 20 locations in Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar and Rajkot under the PMLA in connection with alleged money laundering by Mohammad Salim Dola
- •Dola, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was extradited from Türkiye in April and arrested by the NCB at Delhi airport
- •The investigation targets a transnational network involved in precursor chemical supply, Mephedrone production, interstate drug trafficking, international smuggling, hawala operations, and benami property deals
- •The PMLA case stems from multiple FIRs filed across Mumbai alleging narcotics trafficking and money laundering by Dola and associates
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out coordinated searches at around 20 locations in Maharashtra and Gujarat as part of a fresh money-laundering investigation tied to Mohammad Salim Dola, a close associate of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The raids, conducted in Mumbai, Surat, Ankleshwar (Bharuch district, Gujarat) and Rajkot (Gujarat), followed the recent extradition of Dola from Türkiye and his immediate arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport in April, officials said.
The central agency registered the case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) were filed across Mumbai alleging illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances involving Dola and others. ED officials stated that the searches targeted a wide network of suppliers of precursor chemicals, intermediaries in chemical trading, traffickers involved in the clandestine manufacture and distribution of the synthetic drug Mephedrone (commonly known as MD), hawala operators, and individuals holding benami (proxy) properties allegedly acquired from proceeds of the organised drug syndicate.
