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  • NCB seizes Rs 120 crore worth drugs from Mumbai godown, arrests former Air India pilot

    The action was taken based on specific information received by the Naval Intelligence unit at Jamnagar in Gujarat, said Sanjay Singh, Deputy Director General of the NCB in a press briefing here.

  • Cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops can't be considered 'ganja': Bombay HC

    A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre in the order passed on August 29 also noted that there was a discrepancy in the substance seized by the Narcotics Control Bureau from the accused’s residence

  • Aryan Khan said NCB drug probe ‘ruined’ his reputation, asked if he deserved it: Report

    Aryan Khan has not spoke publicly about his arrest in the drugs-on-cruise case, but a senior NCB officer has now revealed what the 24-year-old told drug investigators after he was taken into custody.

  • Grave irregularities in cruise case; no medical test, videography done: NCB

    NCB director general (DG) S N Pradhan told reporters that there were ”shortcomings” in the investigation and WhatsApp chat of accused had no ”physical corroborative evidence” as required to prove the charges in the court.

  • Drugs-on-cruise case: NCB gives clean chit to Aryan Khan

    In a statement, the NCB said, "Based on an input, NCB Mumbai had on October 2, 2021 intercepted Vikrant, Ishmeet, Arbaaz, Aryan and Gomit at International Port Terminal, Mumbai Port Trust, and Nupur, Mohak and Munmum at the Cordelia Cruise. All the accused persons were found in possession of narcotics except Aryan and Mohak.”

  • 2 NCB officials, part of cruise drugs case probe, suspended in another case

    Two duo – superintendent Vishwa Vijay Singh and intelligence officer Ashish Ranjan Prasad – had allegedly helped an accused in another drugs case secure bail, an NCB official said.

  • Court grants bail to another accused in drugs-on-cruise case

    Mohak Jaiswal was one of the seven persons including Aryan Khan whom the NCB had apprehended on October 2 before boarding the cruise ship.

  • Cruise drugs case: Witness Prabhakar Sail appears before NCB vigilance team

    The NCB issued summons to Prabhakar Sail on Sunday, directing him to appear before the vigilance team to record his statement.

  • Cruise drugs case: Aryan Khan appears before NCB to mark his weekly presence

    The 23-year-old son of the Bollywood superstar was arrested by the NCB on October 3 following a raid on the cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.

  • NCB seizes 700 gm of suspected heroin valued at Rs 4 crore in Mumbai

    The consignee's statement was recorded yesterday at Vadodara, news agency ANI has quoted NCB as saying.

  • Why no action against cruise drugs party organisers? Nawab Malik

    Nawab Malik also claimed that an organiser of the cruise party was a "friend" of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede.

  • NCB being used to 'defame, harass' people: Maharashtra minister Jayant Patil

    Speaking to reporters in Ratnagiri, Jayant Patil also said that party leader and state minister Nawab Malik, who has levelled various allegations against NCB’s Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, was "bringing out the truth".

  • Cruise drugs party organisers took nod from Centre, not Maharashtra govt: Nawab Malik

    Speaking to reporters, Nawab Malik also claimed that a member of an international drugs mafia was present on the same cruise, and asked how come he was moving scot-free, while some others were arrested, following a raid on the ship earlier this month.

  • Cruise drugs case: After making claim of Rs 25 crore demand, NCB witness reaches Mumbai top cop's office

    Prabhakar Sail Sail visited the police commissioner’s office apparently in connection with his security concern, an official said.

  • Mumbai Cruise Drug Bust case | Court adjourns bail plea hearing of Aryan Khan and two others to October 14

    The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) opposed the bail plea filed by Aryan Khan saying the probe so far has revealed his role in the conspiracy and illicit procurement and consumption of drugs.

  • Central agencies, including CBI, ED, NCB, being misused: Sharad Pawar

    The NCP, which shares power in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena and Congress, had earlier said it will face the onslaught of central agencies on its leaders and workers will full vigour.

  • Goa has a zero tolerance policy for drugs: Deputy CM Manohar Ajgaonkar

    As Goa gears up for peak tourist season, there's further talk of resuming chartered flights and permissions for the Sunburn Festival.

  • Cruise ship drug case: Four accused sent in NCB custody till October 14

    Gopal Anand, Samir Sehgal, Manav Singhal and Bhaskar Arora were organisers of an event on the cruise ship during which drugs were allegedly consumed, the Narcotics Control Bureau told the court.

  • Drug busts won’t fix India’s growing drug problem

    As news breaks of the drug haul from a raid on a cruise ship off Mumbai, Indians ought be reflecting on whether the punishment fits the crime. And whether it helps to solve the underlying problem.

  • NCB arrests Mumbai's 'crypto king' who provided Bitcoins to purchase drugs on dark web

    The probe by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) revealed that the accused Makarand P Adivirka received cash and facilitated the bitcoin deal at a small margin.

  • NCB arrests film producer Firoz Nadiadwala's wife Shabana Saeed, seizes ganja

    NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told PTI that Firoz Nadiadwala was summoned by the anti-drugs agency earlier in the day, but he failed to appear.

  • Actor Sara Ali Khan arrives at NCB office to record statement

    Sara Ali Khan name cropped up during the questioning of Rhea Chakraborty, Sushant Singh Rajput's girlfriend who has been arrested by the NCB in the drugs case along with over a dozen others, officials said.

  • Deepika Padukone reaches NCB office to record statement in drugs case

    Deepika arrived at the NCB guest house in Colaba, from where the central agency is operating, around 9.50 am.

  • Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet summoned by NCB in drug probe

    The names of several other actors and members of the Bollywood industry have come up since the drug angle in the case began being investigated. It started with Sushant’s girlfriend, actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik getting arrested for drug abuse and procurement.

  • From Deepika Padukone to Dia Mirza: List of Bollywood actors under NCB scanner for drug abuse

    Starting with Sushant Singh Rajput’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty, the names of many Bollywood stars have come up in the case, with the recent additions being Deepika Padukone and Dia Mirza

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