Overview
- Turkish intelligence and Istanbul police detained Dola on an Interpol Red Corner Notice requested by India’s CBI, with a senior Indian officer confirming the detention even as formal notice was still awaited.
- Extradition is expected to run through the United Arab Emirates because India has no treaty with Turkey and Dola holds a UAE passport.
- Turkish reports say Dola lived in Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü district under a false identity while using forged UAE documents.
- Indian investigators linked him to a large synthetic drug operation, tracing a 2024 supply chain to a Sangli factory where they seized 122 kg of mephedrone along with cash and gold valued at ₹253 crore.
- His network has been under pressure since 2025, when UAE actions led to the return of his son Taher and associate Mustafa Kubbawala to Mumbai, and officials now expect the Istanbul detention to yield further leads.