US puts curbs on Dawood aides Memon and Shakeel

Times of India Wednesday 16th May, 2012

Tiger Memon may have faded from the Indian mind to become the dons of underworld lore. But Uncle Sam has not forgotten them. In a move that indicates Washington's unrelenting resolve to impede their operations while New Delhi dawdles over bringing them to justice, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday named Shakeel and Memon 'specially designated narcotics traffickers' under the Kingpin Act "for their rol...

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