New Delhi: Sources on Monday said that NCB remand stated that shocking incriminating substances have been found in the phone in pictorial form.
According to reports, WhatsApp clearly showed nexus connection after which arrests was made.
NCB has demanded custody till 11th of October. This comes after proves showed international transactions, NCB raided the suppliers and commercial quantities were also recovered.
The NCB claimed that they have enough evidence to confront all for the custodial interrogation.
Who were detained?
Eight persons were detained for questioning by the NCB in connection with the drug seizure on the cruise ship, according to NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede.
All of the eight persons were later arrested on Sunday. Three accused including Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha were produced before Mumbai’s Esplanade Court which sent remanded to NCB custody till October 4.
Punishment under sections?
As per the NCB, three persons have been booked under Section 8C, 20B, 27 (Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance) and 35 (Presumption of culpable mental state) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).
Section 8C of NDPS Act refers to prohibition to produce, manufacture, possess, sell, purchase, transport, warehouse, use, consume, import inter-State, export inter-State, import into India, export from India or tranship any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance while Section 20B deals with punishment for producing, manufacturing, possessing, selling, purchasing, transportation, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or use of cannabis.
This is a developing story.
