ED raids in Maharashtra, Gujarat in Salim Dola drugs case

Officials said that the Enforcement Directorate raided many places in Maharashtra and Gujarat on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, as part of the money laundering investigation against drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola, whom India recently brought from Türkiye.

Around 20 places in Mumbai, Surat and Ankleshwar (Bharuch district) in Gujarat were raided after a case was registered by the central agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

Dola, alias Salim Ismail Dola, is alleged to be a close associate of globally wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and is accused by anti-narcotics agencies of running an international drug trafficking organisation.

Dola, 59, was brought from Türkiye by India in April and was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) immediately after landing at Delhi airport.

ED officials said the searches were carried out at premises linked to leading chemical suppliers, middlemen involved in chemical trade, traffickers involved in the production and distribution of synthetic narcotic drug Mephedrone (MD), hawala operators and persons holding benami properties derived from proceeds generated through organized drug syndicate.

They said the money laundering case stemmed from multiple FIRs registered against Dola and others across Mumbai for offenses related to illegal trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances.