New Delhi, July 11 -- In a significant breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has facilitated the deportation of Kubbawala Mustafa from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India, with support from Interpol and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Abu Dhabi.

Taking to X on Friday, July 11, the CBI confirmed the operation in an official statement.

Mustafa, wanted in connection with a 2024 synthetic drug case registered at Kurla Police Station in Mumbai, was brought to India on Thursday, July 10. A four-member team from Mumbai Police travelled to Dubai on Monday, July 7, to carry out the deportation after his presence in the UAE was confirmed.

Investigators allege that Mustafa operated an illegal mephedrone manufacturing u...