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Gujarat ATS Takes Custody Of Drug Kingpin Salim Dola After Turkey Deportation

Gujarat ATS Takes Custody Of Drug Kingpin Salim Dola After Turkey Deportation

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

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