The Narcotics Control Bureau on Saturday conducted raids and busted a rave party on a cruise ship in the middle of the sea off the Mumbai coast. At the time of going to press, the raids were still on and the NCB officials were in the process of registering an FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Sources in the department revealed that around 10 people, including the son of a Bollywood actor, were detained for allegedly being part of the rave party.
NCB officials claimed that a few days back, they had received information about a rave party organized on a passenger cruise ship, which was to leave for Goa on Saturday evening. NCB personnel booked tickets accordingly and boarded the cruise ship disguised as passengers.
A source said, “As the cruise ship departed from Mumbai coast and reached the middle of the sea, some of the passengers started consuming drugs, following which the NCB officials started their operation and caught them red-handed.”
Officials said cocaine and other synthetic drugs were found in their possession, which were later confiscated during the raids.
The ship’s captain was instructed to escort the cruise to the international terminal at Ballard Pier in south Mumbai. NCB officials said the detainees would be sent for medical examination.
Heavy deployment of police personnel from Mumbai Police force was seen in and around the terminal.
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