Dubai-based drug trafficker brought to city
Mumbai, Nov. 3 -- International drug trafficker Salman Salim Sheikh alias Shera Batla, 35, wanted in at least six cases of production and sale of banned narcotics in India, was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai police on Saturday.
Shera was detained by authorities in Dubai airport after a red corner notice was issued against him. He was formally arrested in a 2022 drug peddling case after being brought to the city, officers familiar with the case told HT.
Shera, also wanted in connection with the recovery of drugs worth Rs.23 crore from Bhiwandi in 2024, was the fourth alleged drug trafficker to be deported to India in recent months, said Lakhmi Gautam, joint commissioner of police, crime branch. The other deportees were Tahir Salim Dola, Mustafa Kubbawala and Mohammed Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh. P4...
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