On the basis of specific information, the officials of NCB, Mumbai, conducted a raid on the Cordelia cruise that was bound from Mumbai to Goa on October 2. During the operation, all suspects, as per the information, were searched and various drugs like MDMA/ecstasy, cocaine, MD (mephedrone) and charas were recovered. NCB has registered crime no. Cr 94/21 in this matter. Further investigation is underway. They have been booked under sections 8 (c), 20 (b), 27 and 35 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The three were produced in the Magistrate’s court in Mumbai. The hearing is currently underway.”
Arbaaz Merchant and Aryan Khan being taken into custody by NCB