Mumbai, April 29 -- In a significant breakthrough for Indian law enforcement, Mohammad Salim Dola, a high-ranking associate of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was brought to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office in Mumbai on Wednesday after the Patiala House Court granted him two days of transit remand.

The high-profile transfer follows a successful operation by the NCB that ended Dola's years-long stint as a fugitive. Dola, who had been absconding for several years, was reportedly operating from Turkey, where he was believed to be managing the international drug trafficking interests of the "D-Company." Following a coordinated effort between international agencies and Indian intelligence, he was arrested this past Tuesday. ...