An alleged synthetic narcotics producer, Kubbawala Mustafa, who was facing an Interpol Red Notice, was deported to India from the UAE on Friday in a coordinated operation led by the CBI, Interpol, and Mumbai police, officer said.

Mustafa, a wanted drug manufacturer, arrived at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport around 1 am, escorted by a four-member team of the state police. Upon arrival, he was immediately taken into custody by the Mumbai police crime branch, an officer said, according to news agency PTI. 

"The International Police Cooperation Unit (IPCU) of CBI in collaboration with NCB-Abu Dhabi, successfully brought back wanted Red Notice subject Kubbawala Mustafa to India on Friday," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.