US slaps sanctions on Dawood Ibrahim

Nearly three years after designating him as a global terrorist, the Bush administration today imposed sanctions on India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim and his organisation, denying him access to the US financial system.

Besides slapping sanctions against Dawood and his firm, Dawood Ibrahim organisation which operates in India, Pakistan and the UAE, President George W Bush imposed curbs on Fahd Jamil Georges of Brazil and Ali Naway of Iran.

Mexico's Amezcus Contrearas organisation was also added to the list.