Aryan Khan drug case: NCB takes drug kingpin into custody; ‘young adult’ arrested in rave helped agency nab peddler – Times of India

A day after the central agency took a drug supplier into custody, Times Now reported that they (NCB) nabbed another alleged drug peddler and brought him in for questioning late last night.

NCB sources told the agency, “He is one of the drug kingpins associated with the entire case. With him was one of the people arrested in the rave party on the cruise.”

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According to the report, an interesting development took place outside the NCB office around 8.30 pm. A young adult, in the custody of the NCB, was taken to an undisclosed location, following which, the team announced that they had nabbed the drugs kingpin.

An update on ANI stated, “Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested two persons- one person who was detained during a raid on the cruise ship for the second day yesterday and a drug peddler from the Jogeshwari area; both arrested persons to be produced before court today.”

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On Monday, the agency arrested a peddler following a series of raids in Bandra, Andheri, and Lokhandwala.

Earlier on Sunday, the NCB arrested all eight persons who were detained in connection with the Mumbai cruise party raid. Three accused including Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha were remanded to NCB custody.

Following the bail hearing on Monday, the court ordered Aryan to remain in the custody of the narcotics agency till October 7.

The NCB on Monday claimed before a city court that “shocking and incriminating” material was recovered in WhatsApp chats of Aryan and two others who were among the people arrested in connection with the seizure of banned drugs.

The NCB also claimed that in the WhatsApp chats he is discussing modes of payment to be done for procurement (of drugs) and that several code names are being used. Aryan Khan’s lawyer claimed no drugs were recovered from his client’s possession.

The court, in its order, noted that the investigation in the case was of prime importance and considering this aspect, the further presence of the accused before the NCB was necessary.

“The fact is that the co-accused in the case were found in possession of intermediate drugs and the three accused (Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchantt and Munmun Dhamecha) were accompanying them.

“Investigation is of prime importance and presence of the accused is needed for detailed investigation. It is useful for both the prosecution and the accused to prove their innocence,” the court said.