Faisal Shaikh and Alfiya, along with 10 others, are implicated in a drug trafficking and money laundering case (Representative image)
Dola was brought to India from Istanbul on the intervening night of April 27 and 28, 2026, after being detained in a joint operation by Turkish intelligence and local police.
MUMBAI: A Mumbai couple accused of running a drug syndicate that allegedly trafficked around 80 kg of mephedrone (MD) every month since 2022 laundered the proceeds through real estate, shell firms and relatives’ bank accounts, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged in its chargesheet against Faisal Shaikh, his wife Alfiya and 10 others in a money laundering case linked to narcotics smuggling accused Salim Dola. The agency said the couple paid Rs 70 lakh through banking channels for two flats valued at Rs 2.2 crore on the 21st floor of the Park Crown project at Jacob Circle, despite the construction firm having approvals only up to the 19.5th floor. The Enforcement Directorate alleges they laundered approximately Rs 10.62 crore through illicit activities related to mephedrone. Other assets cited by the agency include a flat worth Rs 2.5 crore in Aquagem Tower at Mazgaon, a flat in Ansari Heights in Dongri, and tenancy rights to properties in Dongri and Babula Tank Road. The agency has identified proceeds of crime worth around Rs 10.62 crore. These include seven provisionally attached movable and immovable properties valued at Rs 5.88 crore; Rs 2.83 crore in cash, valuables and bank balances frozen during ED searches; and assets seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), comprising Rs 1.40 crore in cash, 845.15 grams of gold and 366.6 grams of silver, collectively valued at around Rs 51 lakh. Faisal and Alfiya allegedly procured the drug from Dola’s sources at Rs 7 lakh per kg through WhatsApp orders, with deliveries received near JJ Hospital. They allegedly sold it to their network of clients at Rs 8 lakh per kg. This was followed by the seizure of 15 kg of MD, Rs 1.10 crore in cash and gold items from Faisal and Alfiya’s residence at Ansari Heights.
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All other flats sold in the project were confined to approved floors up to the 19th floor, except the two allotted to Faisal and Alfiya, according to the ED. “These facts clearly indicate that the funds representing proceeds of crime were used to park large sums of money derived from the sale of drugs in the real estate business,” the complaint said. The accused generated substantial proceeds, mainly in cash, by trafficking and selling mephedrone, also known as MD, according to the complaint. The NCB described the couple as “key figures in the syndicate of drug distribution”. A significant part of the alleged money laundering trail runs through Faiz Impex and FS Impex, the agency said.
The ED alleged that a substantial portion of the consideration for these assets was paid using drug proceeds. Cash was also allegedly used to purchase gold and high-end vehicles. The prosecution complaint also names Faizan Shaikh, Shamiya Khan, Nasir Khan, Mohd Chaudhary, Irfan Faruqui, Ashik Ali, Aftab Memon, Tanveer Solanki, Adnan Shaikh and Naved Shaikh. Faizan, Shamiya and Tanveer have been listed as absconding. The ED’s case stems from NCB action in which 5kg of MD was initially seized from premises linked to Nasir Khan and Shamiya Khan. The ED alleged that the couple had no legitimate income commensurate with their assets. The complaint states that the main accused had no lawful source of income and that cash generated from drug sales was deposited into personal bank accounts before being routed through firms, relatives and associates to acquire properties, tenancy rights, vehicles and jewellery. Download the TOI App.
