Overview

• Mustafa arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on July 11 and is in Mumbai Police custody pending court production on charges related to the Sangli mephedrone factory.
• An INTERPOL Red Notice for Mustafa was issued on November 25, 2024 at Mumbai Police’s request to facilitate his international tracking.
• He was geo-located in the UAE through coordination between the CBI’s International Police Cooperation Unit and NCB-Abu Dhabi, prompting a four-member Mumbai Police team to travel to Dubai on July 7.
• Mustafa is accused of remotely operating a synthetic mephedrone manufacturing unit in Sangli, where authorities seized 126.141 kg of the drug valued at ₹2.52 crore.
• The operation marks the latest use of India’s BHARATPOL platform, through which over 100 fugitives have been repatriated via INTERPOL channels in recent years.