Salim Dola, a notorious drug lord, was deported from Turkey after being apprehended while using a Bulgarian passport under the alias Hamza. Indian authorities had tracked him down following a Red Corner notice issued two years prior, which prevented him from traveling under his real name. Dola, who fled India in 2018 while on bail, had been living in Turkey since 2024 after initially escaping to the UAE. He was recently captured in Beylikduzu, Istanbul, and is now being interrogated by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai. Dola is considered a key figure in a vast drug trafficking network that spans the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, with a history of involvement in significant drug seizures, including heroin and mephedrone. His criminal activities date back to 1998, and he has been linked to multiple drug manufacturing operations in India. The NCB's efforts to apprehend Dola are part of a broader initiative, 'Operation Global-Hunt,' aimed at tackling Indian nationals involved in drug trafficking abroad.