Mumbai: Danish Merchant alias Danish Chikna, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was arrested from Goa by the Mumbai unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

NCB officials said that Danish was apprehended late Tuesday night and taken into custody for questioning regarding the supply and distribution of contraband substances in Mumbai and adjoining areas. ADVERTISEMENT

He played a “significant role” in managing parts of the Dongri-based drug syndicate allegedly linked to Dawood Ibrahim’s network, they alleged.

“Mumbai NCB arrested Danish Chikna, an absconding accused in a drug case. Danish Merchant, alias Danish Chikna, an associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in Goa in connection with an MD drug case,” the Mumbai NCB said.

The latest arrest is part o

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