Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 11 (ANI): Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) informed on Tuesday, that it has seized 11,300 kilograms of drugs and arrested 58 drug peddlers in the last nine months.

Thane Feb 23 PTI Sameer Wankhede the former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appeared before the Thane police on Wednesday in connection with a forgery case registered against him an official said The police here in Maharashtra had registered an FIR against Wankhede for alleged forgery and wilful misrepresentation while procuring a liquor license in 1997 for his restaurant and bar in Navi Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Thane police not to take any coercive action against Wankhede till February 28 in connection with the FIR The court had also said that he shall appear before the city police pursuant to the summons issued to him and extend his full cooperation with the investigation On Wednesday Wankhede along with his lawyer reached the Kopri police station in Thane at around 1130 am to record his statement the official said Wankhede had on Monday moved the high court seeking for the FIR to be quashed and interim protection from any coercive action The FIR was lodged against Wankhede by the state Excise Department at Kopri police station under various Indian Penal Code sections including 181 false statement to a public servant 420 cheating 465 forgery and 468 forgery for the purpose of cheating As per the complaint documents submitted to the Excise Department in 1997 for procuring the liquor license were forged Wankhede was a minor 17 years old when the liquor license was procured in his name the complaint stated PTI COR GK GK

Mumbai Feb 21 PTI Former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Monday filed two separate petitions in the Bombay High Court urging quashing of the FIR registered against him by Thane police for obtaining a liquor license for a hotel by alleged forgery and also sought restoration of the cancelled license Wankhede claimed that actions initiated against him were vindictive as he had arrested Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Maliks son-in-law in a drugs case when he was heading the Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau NCB unit The plea for quashing of the FIR will be heard by a division bench headed by Justice S S Shinde on Tuesday The civil petition seeking restoration of the license will be heard by a division bench headed by Justice G S Patel on Tuesday In the quashing petition Wankhede has sought interim protection from arrest In both of the pleas Wankhede who is a 2008-batch IRS officer has stated that the action taken against him is out of malice and vindictive as he during his tenure as NCBs zonal director for Mumbai had arrested Maharashtra minister Nawab Maliks son-in-law in a drugs case Wankhedes advocate Vishal Thadani said the action was taken against the NCB officer by the state Excise Department and the police under political pressure Hence Mr Malik has vengeance against Wankhede and has been making false and defamatory statements against the applicant Wankhede the pleas said The FIR was registered against Wankhede by the state excise department in Thanes Kopri police station As per the complaint the documents submitted in 1997 for procuring the license for selling liquor in a restaurant and bar in Wankhedes name were forged Wankhede was a minor 17-year-old when the liquor license was procured in his name the complaint said In his petition seeking restoration of the cancelled license filed through advocate Vishal Thadani Wankhede said that the rules in India do not specify the age for the grant of liquor license The license was granted in October 1997 and has been renewed time and again till the year 2021 Then after my client Wankhede arrested minister Nawab Maliks son-in-law in a drugs case the minister wrote a letter in November 2021 to the Thane excise Collector raising questions on the license Thadani said Pursuant to the letter an inquiry was initiated and three show-cause notices were issued to Wankhede Hearing was given and then the license was cancelled Hence he Wankhede has moved the high court challenging the cancellation and seeking restoration of the license Thadani said PTI SP NSK NSK

Mumbai Jan 21 PTI The Narcotics Control Bureau NCB on Friday seized over 39 kg of ephedrine concealed in a consignment of womens clothing in the western suburb of Andheri here an official said The NCBs Mumbai zonal unit conducted an operation in Andheri east and seized the contraband which had originated from Pune the official said At least 3950 kg of ephedrine was concealed in womens clothing which was meant to be shipped to Australia he said A case has been registered in this regard and further probe is underway he added PTI DC ARU ARU

Mumbai Nov 24 PTI The Bombay High Court on Wednesday permitted fashion model Munmun Dhamecha accused in the drugs-on-cruise case to mark her weekly presence before the Narcotics Control Bureaus NCB office in Delhi instead of in Mumbai Dhamecha was granted bail by the high court on October 28 along with Aryan Khan son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Arbaaz Merchant While granting the bail the HC had imposed certain conditions including the mandatory presence of all the accused before the NCBs Mumbai officer every Friday They also have to inform the investigating officer of their itinerary if they were leaving Mumbai Dhamecha who hails from Madhya Pradesh had sought modification of these two conditions on the ground that she resides in Delhi for work Justice N W Sambre on Wednesday allowed the plea and directed Dhamecha to mark her presence every Friday before the Delhi NCB office The bench also allowed Dhamecha to submit her itinerary to the Delhi NCB office and inform the same to the Mumbai NCB office via email Aryan Khan and others were arrested by officials of Mumbai NCB last month after the agency busted a cruise party and claimed to have seized drugs Khan was granted bail by the Bombay high court on October 28 nearly 20 days after his arrest The high court in its detailed order granting bail to Khan and two others had observed that prima facie it had not found any positive evidence against the accused to show that they had conspired to commit an offence PTI SP NSK NSK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): This is just the beginning, said Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik on Friday after the decision that the team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai unit led by Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede will not investigate six cases including the drugs on cruise matter involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 5 (ANI): The team of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai unit led by Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede will not investigate six cases including the drugs on cruise matter involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, sources said.

Sameer Wankhede, the Mumbai zonal director of the NCB is embroiled in a controversy over the arrest of Aryan Khan and several others in the Cordelia Cruise drug bust case. Since the arrest on Oct 3rd, Aryan Khan has been denied bail twice but the ruling NCP in Maharashtra and NCB officer have come head to head in the meantime. NCP leader Nawab malik in a series of press conferences has alleged that Sameer Wankhede has cooked up the case with the aim to target Bollywood.

Sameer Wankhede, the Mumbai zonal director of the NCB is embroiled in a controversy over the arrest of Aryan Khan and several others in the Cordelia Cruise drug bust case. Since the arrest on Oct 3rd, Aryan Khan has been denied bail twice but the ruling NCP in Maharashtra and NCB officer have come head to head in the meantime. NCP leader Nawab malik in a series of press conferences has alleged that Sameer Wankhede has cooked up the case with the aim to target Bollywood.

Sameer Wankhede, the Mumbai zonal director of the NCB is embroiled in a controversy over the arrest of Aryan Khan and several others in the Cordelia Cruise drug bust case. Since the arrest on Oct 3rd, Aryan Khan has been denied bail twice but the ruling NCP in Maharashtra and NCB officer have come head to head in the meantime. NCP leader Nawab malik in a series of press conferences has alleged that Sameer Wankhede has cooked up the case with the aim to target Bollywood.