In a major crackdown, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai has arrested fugitive accused Danish Merchant alias Danish Chikna, a close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, from Goa. He was wanted in an MD drugs case and had been absconding for a long time. The central agency has also arrested his Merchant's wife, Henna Bharat Shah and two associates.

Who is Danish Merchant?

Danish Merchant had been on the run and looked after the operations of the drug network linked to Dawood's gang in the country, an official said. Merchant and his wife were tracked to a luxury resort in Goa and arrested after sustained surveillance. Both accused are habitual offenders with multiple NDPS and criminal cases, NCB said. After interrogation, both were placed under arrest, the NCB said in a statement.

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