Kubbawala Mustafa, an alleged drugs manufacturer, was brought from the UAE to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, by a four-member team of the state police, around 1 am, an officer said
Mustafa was charged in Mumbai and a special court had issued an open-ended arrest warrant against him. Representational Pic
An alleged synthetic narcotics producer, Kubbawala Mustafa, who was facing an Interpol Red Notice, was deported to India from the UAE on Friday in a coordinated operation led by the CBI, Interpol, and Mumbai police, officer said.
Mustafa, a wanted drug manufacturer, arrived at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport around 1 am, escorted by a four-member team of the state police. Upon arrival, he was immediately taken into custody by the Mumbai police crime branch, an officer said, according to news agency PTI.
"The International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of CBI in collaboration with NCB-Abu Dhabi, successfully brought back wanted Red Notice subject Kubbawala Mustafa to India on Friday," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
The Mumbai police had busted a synthetic drugs manufacturing facility in Maharashtra's Sangli, where 126.141 kg of mephedrone, a party drug also known as 'meow meow', was confiscated. It was alleged that Mustafa ran the factory from abroad, officers said, according to PTI.
"The subject was earlier geo-located in UAE through close follow-up by CBI through Interpol with NCB-Abu Dhabi," the spokesperson said.
Mustafa was charged in Mumbai and a special court had issued an open-ended arrest warrant against him.
"The CBI got the Red Notice published through Interpol on November 25, 2024, on the request of the Mumbai police. NCB-Abu Dhabi conveyed on June 19, 2025, that their authorities have requested to send a security mission to the UAE to bring back the subject to India. Subsequently, a team of Mumbai police was formed to bring back the subject from the UAE," the spokesperson said,
According to a Mumbai police official, Mustafa was a key material and chemical supplier for manufacturing high-quality mephedrone. He allegedly used to get the raw materials from Ahmedabad. After manufacturing the synthetic stimulant, he used to distribute it in Gujarat to the members of a drug syndicate, he said.
Earlier, a case was registered against Mustafa and others at Kurla police station here on the allegations that he was operating a synthetic drug manufacturing factory in Sangli from abroad, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
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