'''Mohammad Iqbal Memon''' (April 25, 1950 – August 14, 2013),{{cite web|title=Dawood Ibrahim aide Iqbal Mirchi dies in London |date=15 August 2013 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/europe/story/1993-mumbai-blasts-case-accused-dawood-ibrahim-aide-iqbal-mirchi-dead-india-today-173879-2013-08-14 |publisher=India Today |access-date=15 August 2013}} known as '''Iqbal Mirchi''', was an [[Organised crime in India|Indian]] [[Criminal underworld|underworld]] figure, described as an associate of India's most wanted [[criminal]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]]. Mirchi was described in media reports as a drug trafficker with alleged operations across Asia, Africa, and Europe.{{cite news|title=Iqbal Mirchi, Dawood aide, dies in London |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Iqbal-Mirchi-Dawood-aide-dies-in-London/articleshow/21841752.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=15 August 2013 |accessdate=15 August 2013}} On June 1st, 2004, he was sanctioned under the [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]].{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 June 2004 |title=Letter to Congressional Leaders on Sanctions Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act |url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-2004-book1/pdf/PPP-2004-book1-doc-pg964-2.pdf |access-date= |website= |publisher=[[Government Publishing Office]] |pages=964–965}} Mirchi first gained attention in the early 1990s in connection with alleged drug trafficking activities and investigations related to the [[1993 Bombay bombings]].

'''Mohammad Iqbal Memon''' (April 25, 1950 – August 14, 2013),{{cite web|title=Dawood Ibrahim aide Iqbal Mirchi dies in London |date=15 August 2013 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/europe/story/1993-mumbai-blasts-case-accused-dawood-ibrahim-aide-iqbal-mirchi-dead-india-today-173879-2013-08-14 |publisher=India Today |access-date=15 August 2013}} known as '''Iqbal Mirchi''', was an [[Organised crime in India|Indian]] [[Criminal underworld|underworld]] figure, described as an associate of India's most wanted [[criminal]], [[Dawood Ibrahim]]. Mirchi was described in media reports as a drug trafficker with alleged operations across Asia, Africa, and Europe.{{cite news|title=Iqbal Mirchi, Dawood aide, dies in London |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Iqbal-Mirchi-Dawood-aide-dies-in-London/articleshow/21841752.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=15 August 2013 |accessdate=15 August 2013}} On June 1st, 2004, he was sanctioned under the [[Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act]].{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 June 2004 |title=Letter to Congressional Leaders on Sanctions Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act |url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-2004-book1/pdf/PPP-2004-book1-doc-pg964-2.pdf |access-date= |website= |publisher=[[Government Publishing Office]] |pages=964–965}} Mirchi first gained attention in the early 1990s in connection with alleged drug trafficking activities and investigations related to the [[1993 Bombay bombings]].

Memon's family originally owned shops selling chilis and spices and thus he got the nickname 'Mirchi' ({{Lit|chili}}). Law enforcement agencies alleged that Memon's(Mirchi's) wealth increased significantly following his involvement in the illegal trade of banned meth tablets, heroin and Mandrax. He also owned a disco called The Fisherman's Wharf at [[Worli]] seafront in Mumbai which the Mumbai Police alleged was used for the distribution of narcotics.

Memon's family originally owned shops selling chilis and spices, and thus he got the nickname 'Mirchi' ({{Lit|chili}}). Law enforcement agencies alleged that Memon's (Mirchi's) wealth increased significantly following his involvement in the illegal trade of banned meth tablets, heroin and Mandrax. He also owned a disco called The Fisherman's Wharf at [[Worli]] seafront in Mumbai, which the Mumbai Police alleged was used for the distribution of narcotics.

In May 1986, Mirchi was first detained by the [[Directorate of Revenue Intelligence]] in connection with the seizing of 600 kg of heroin — valued at around Rs 9 crore — from a farmhouse in Thane. However, prosecutors could not link Mirchi with the farmhouse and he was let off. Mirchi left India in late 1980s to avoid pending legal proceedings and potential arrest, first to Dubai and later to London. The front for all his businesses in the UK was a rice mill called Eden Fine Rice.

In May 1986, Mirchi was first detained by the [[Directorate of Revenue Intelligence]] in connection with the seizing of 600 kg of heroin — valued at around Rs 9 crore — from a farmhouse in Thane. However, prosecutors could not link Mirchi with the farmhouse and he was let off. Mirchi left India in late 1980s to avoid pending legal proceedings and potential arrest, first to Dubai and later to London. The front for all his businesses in the UK was a rice mill called Eden Fine Rice.