On X, Shah wrote, “We are resolved to ruthlessly crush the narcotics cartel. The @narcoticsbureau has cracked down on a major international narcotics ring seizing 349 kgs of High-Grade cocaine worth Rs.1745 crore in Mumbai. This is a trailblazing example of bottom to top approach where the agency traced back a smaller consignment to net a massive network. Congratulations to Team NCB for this monumental success.”

In parallel, the Narcotics Control Bureau, collaborating closely with international and Indian intelligence agencies, secured the return of wanted drug trafficker Mohammed Salim Dola from Turkiye under ‘Operation Global-Hunt’.

Dola was taken into custody early on the morning of May 1 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, by the Narcotics Control Bureau.

The Ministry of Home Affairs stated, “Salim Dola (59 years from Mumbai), a subject of INTERPOL Red Notice issued at India’s request in March 2024, was wanted for prosecution in multiple narcotics trafficking cases in India and had been absconding from Indian law enforcement agencies. Over the years Dola had established a major transnational drug trafficking syndicate spanning a number of countries in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. His two-decade long criminal antecedents include direct involvement in cases involving multiple high-value seizures of Heroin, Charas, Mephedrone, Mandrax and Methamphetamine in Maharashtra and Gujarat.”

“Dola’s role consistently emerged as that of a bulk supplier to downstream distribution networks in India. Besides, he is also wanted by ATS Gujarat and the Mumbai Police. Earlier, his son Tahil Salim Dola and other associates were arrested by Mumbai police after deportation/extradition from the UAE in 2025. This effort exemplifies close cooperation and coordinated action between the authorities in Turkiye, INTERPOL and Indian agencies,” the ministry added.