Overview
- Mumbai Police arrested Mohammed Salim Suhail Shaikh after his deportation from Dubai in the Rs 246–252 crore mephedrone case.
- Interrogation notes and a police remand copy reported by media list multiple film personalities and a politician as attendees at alleged drug parties, with no charges filed against those named.
- Investigators allege the network was operated by Dawood associate Salim Dola from Dubai, supplying mephedrone across seven to eight Indian states and sending quantities abroad.
- Agencies including the Mumbai Crime Branch and the Enforcement Directorate are jointly probing possible money laundering, examining travel logs, hotel records, social media activity, and financial transactions.
- Police indicate summons to the named individuals are likely after verification of claims tied to parties said to have been held in Mumbai, Goa, Dubai, and Thailand.