Fugitive underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai on June 23 in relation to a drug case.
Kaskar is in NCB custody at present, the probing agency has confirmed to news agency ANI. After his arrest, he was brought to the NCB's office at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai, an NCB official said.
Kaskar's involvement was found in connection with the seizure of 15 kg of hashish -- a contraband -- following which he was taken into custody, the official said without divulging any further details.
Kaskar had earlier been booked in a money laundering case and the Enforcement Directorate had registered a case against him over his involvement in the extortion of a Maharashtra builder.
The NCB earlier this year busted a drug syndicate at Nagpada in Mumbai which was run by an associate of Dawood Ibrahim.
Kaskar was deported from the United Arab Emirates in 2003. He was said to be operating his brother's real estate business in Mumbai.
The Thane police had earlier booked him under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOCA) Act.
(With PTI inputs)
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