New Delhi, April 28 -- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director General Neeraj Kumar Gupta on Tuesday said that Salim Dola, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, was brought to India as part of ongoing efforts against drug trafficking networks and fugitives. He was taken into custody at Delhi Airport with international cooperation.

Speaking to ANI, he said the operation was carried out as part of India's zero-tolerance approach against drugs and coordinated international cooperation to bring fugitives to justice.

"Under the leadership of the Prime Minister and the guidance of the Union Home Minister, India has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs," he said.

Explaining the objective of the operation, he added, "As part of this ...