MUMBAI: Carrying out a search of a luxury cruise liner that was to set sail on a two-day voyage from Mumbai, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) late on Saturday seized drugs and detained the son of a Bollywood megastar, reports Ahmed Ali. The cruise liner had organised a party and had mentioned that it would not tolerate consumption and distribution of drugs.
The son of the Bollywood megastar, who was detained before the cruise liner had sailed, was being taken to the NCB’s office at the time of going to press. NCB sources said drugs like cocaine, charas, Mephedrone and Ecstasy had been seized.
The two-day voyage in the Arabian Sea was termed as a rare experience. The tickets were sold online, and NCB officials had received information that some of the passengers in the cruise were carrying contraband. After verifying the authenticity of the informer’s background, NCB Mumbai with around 20 officials entered the cruise liner before it had left the shores. The cruise liner carrying around 800 to 1,000 passengers was supposed to return to Mumbai on October 4. Sources said that several celebrities were onboard.