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Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad Arrests International Drug Smuggler Salim Dola

Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad Arrests International Drug Smuggler Salim Dola

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Gujarat’s Anti‑Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Salim Dola in connection with a ₹438 crore mephedrone seizure case, describing him as an international drug trafficker. According to reports, Dola previously worked in the 1990s for a well‑known underworld figure, Iqbal Mirchi, by transporting illegal drugs. The arrest links Dola to the large‑scale drug seizure, but further details of the case are not provided in the excerpts.

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    AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat ATS has arrested international drug trafficker Salim Ismail Dola, deported from Turkiye earlier this year, in connection with the seizure of mephedrone valued at Rs 438.64 crore from a Vadodara factory in 2022, officials said on Tuesday. Dola allegedly supplied the chemicals…

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    In the 1990s, he reportedly worked for a well-known underworld figure named Iqbal Mirchi by transporting illegal drugs.

    — NDTV

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In the 1990s, he reportedly worked for a well-known underworld figure named Iqbal Mirchi by transporting illegal drugs.

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Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad Arrests International Drug Smuggler Salim Dola

In the 1990s, he reportedly worked for a well-known underworld figure named Iqbal Mirchi by transporting illegal drugs.

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Rs 438 crore mephedrone seizure case: Gujarat ATS arrests international drug trafficker Salim Dola

The Gujarat ATS has arrested international drug trafficker Salim Ismail Dola, deported from Turkiye earlier this year, in connection with the seizure of mephedrone valued at Rs 438.64 crore from a Vadodara factory in 2022, officials said on Tuesday. Dola allegedly supplied the chemicals used in…

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Rs 438 crore mephedrone seizure case: Gujarat ATS arrests international drug trafficker Salim Dola

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat ATS has arrested international drug trafficker Salim Ismail Dola, deported from Turkiye earlier this year, in connection with the seizure of mephedrone valued at Rs 438.64 crore from a Vadodara factory in 2022, officials said on Tuesday. Dola allegedly supplied the chemicals…

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