The Competent Authority under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators - Forfeiture of Property Act (SAFEMA) upheld the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) order to freeze assets worth ₹3.48 crore belonging to Danish Merchant, a drug trafficker based in Mumbai with alleged connections to the Dawood Ibrahim gang. The assets include five bank accounts, an immovable property, cash, jewelry, and two vehicles owned by Danish and his wife, Henna. The NCB has been monitoring Danish's operations, particularly his trafficking of Mephedrone, a psychotropic narcotic, since a significant seizure of 502 grams of the drug in September 2025. Following this, another 839 grams were seized from Henna's residence. The couple attempted to evade arrest by frequently changing locations but were eventually apprehended at a resort in Goa in October 2025. Danish has a history of narcotics-related arrests, including being declared 'externed' from Mumbai in 2024 due to multiple criminal cases.