Drug trafficker Salim Dola used Bulgarian passport and fake name Hamza in Turkiye officials say

Published on 1 May 2026

Passport checks could expose a wider network

Absconding drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola was arrested in Turkiye while living under the alias “Hamza,” officials said, using a Bulgarian passport whose validity is now under investigation. Linked to Dawood Ibrahim, Dola is alleged to be a key supplier in a major mephedrone seizure. He was brought back to India after an Interpol Red Notice.

Dola was living in Turkiye as “Hamza”
He used a Bulgarian passport, now being verified
Police link him to Dawood Ibrahim networks
Return to India followed an Interpol Red Notice

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Drug trafficker Salim Dola used Bulgarian passport and fake name Hamza in Turkiye officials say

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