PANAJI
In a case with alleged links to fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has frozen assets worth Rs 3.78 crore belonging to an alleged drug syndicate kingpin and his associate, seven months after their arrest from a luxury resort in Goa.
The Competent Authority and Administrator under the SAFEMA and NDPS Acts in Mumbai has confirmed the attachment of assets collectively valued at Rs 3,78,24,124 belonging to accused Danish M, also known as ‘Danish Chikna’, and his associate Henna S.
These include five bank accounts, an immovable property, cash, jewellery and two vehicles.
After the arrest last October, NCB Mumbai had described it as a “major dismantling of a drug syndicate”. Danish M is reportedly the son of Yusuf Chikna, an alleged aide of Dawood Ibrahim.
NCB officials, in an update late Thursday night, said that Danish and Henna had gone off the radar following a major drug seizure case and were frequently shifting locations across states to evade detection. After sustained surveillance and intelligence inputs, they were traced to a holiday resort in Goa and arrested in October 2025.
Their arrest led to the seizure of 1.3 kg of mephedrone, the NCB said.
The case was an outcome of seizure of mephedrone from an alleged carrier, Nitin G, in Pune on September 18, 2025. Subsequent action led to the recovery of an additional contraband from Henna's residence, during which another associate, M Z Shaikh, was arrested.
In a further development, main associate, H A Shaikh alias Danish Pipi, allegedly involved in drug distribution across Mumbai localities such as Byculla, Dongri and Nagpada, was intercepted and arrested on April 25, 2026, while attempting to enter the city, the NCB said.
