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NCB enhances usage of rarely invoked law to detain drug traffickers

The NCB has issued an all time high of 18 orders in the last about three months under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) act

FIR against NCB's Sameer Wankhede for faking age to get hotel license

The FIR was filed on Saturday night on the complaint of State Excise Department official Shankar Gogavale who alleged that Wankhede was below 18 years of age while obtaining a license for Sadguru Bar

Sameer Wankhede's tenure with Mumbai NCB ends; sent back to DRI

The charge of the NCB Mumbai zonal unit will be handled in an additional capacity by its Indore zonal director

NCB official called up panch to sign back-dated papers, claims Nawab Malik

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Sunday fired a fresh salvo at the Narcotics Control Bureau, alleging that an NCB officer called a 'panch' to sign back-dated panchnama papers in a case. Malik's comments came days after the NCB approached the Bombay High Court to cancel the bail granted to his son-in-law in a drugs case. When contacted, an NCB official refuted Malik's allegations and termed them as "false and baseless". Addressing reporters, Malik also released two audio clips - one of a conversation purportedly between an NCB officer calling a panch (witness) 'Maddy' to sign back-dated papers related to a case. Another audio was of a phone call purportedly between the panch and NCB's Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, whose tenure with the central anti-drugs agency ended on December 31. The NCB's falsehood doesn't seem to stop...the way officers have made bogus cases by getting signatures from witnesses on blank papers, implicating people in false cases. And now, to set th

Sameer Wankhede's eventful NCB stint to end on December 31

The tenure of IRS officer Sameer Wankhede with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which was marked by controversy, would end on December 31, official sources said on Friday.

Twitter says Sameer Wankhede's suit in Mumbai court 'frivolous'

The social media company said the suit itself, and the application herein is, "false, frivolous, and vexatious and is not tenable on facts or in law" and deserves to be dismissed

Drugs case: Aryan Khan moves HC, seeks modification of bail condition

Aryan's application sought waiver of the condition that he shall appear before the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) south Mumbai office every Friday to mark presence

Wankhede sues internet platforms, says they are 'spreading misinformation'

The matter is scheduled to be heard on December 17

Wankhede pays tribute at Ambedkar memorial; Malik says impact of his fight

The NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, who was accused of forging his caste certificate by minister Nawab Malik, visited the memorial of Dr B R Ambedkar on the latter's death anniversary.

NCB wants to take over 'top five' drug cases from Maha police: Nawab Malik

The Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) letter to the ANC attributed the decision to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, he claimed in a video shared on social media

Ordinance extending terms of agencies' chiefs may produce desired results

The number of years these officers will be in power will make them effectively senior to all the others occupying corner rooms in all the other agencies

Wankhede challenges HC order refusing to restrain Malik from making remarks

Dnyandev Wankhede, father of NCB's zonal director Sameer Wankhede, approached Bombay High Court challenging its single-judge bench order that had refused to restrain Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik

BS Number Wise: India's drug chase could be on the wrong trail

Country has more cases registered for personal drug use than murder; it is cracking down on cannabis when opioids appear to be the bigger problem

Bombay HC refuses to restrain Malik from making comments against Wankhede

The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to restrain Nawab Malik from publishing tweets about the family of Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.

NCB deliberating on filing appeal against Aryan Khan's bail before SC

NCB has been deliberating on if they want to file an appeal against Aryan Khan's bail before the Supreme Court

NCB officer Wankhede has bar licence in his name: Maharashtra Min Malik

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik claimed NCB officer Sameer Wankhede owns a permit room, bar in Vashi in Navi Mumbai, licence for which was obtained in 1997 when he was a minor, and this was illegal

NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede meets Mumbai police chief

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Tuesday evening met Mumbai police commissioner Hemant Nagrale here, an official said.

NCB's SIT quizzes Aryan Khan in drugs-on-cruise case

Earlier in the day, Aryan visited the Narcotics Control Bureau's south Mumbai office for marking weekly attendance, as instructed by the Bombay High Court while granting him bail last month.

Probe Gujarat connection to illicit drugs trade, Malik tells NIA, NCB

Against the backdrop of the latest drug seizures in Gujarat, Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Thursday urged the central probe agencies to investigate if the neighbouring state was becoming a hub

Amruta Fadnavis seeks apology from Nawab Malik for 'defamatory tweets'

Malik, the chief spokesperson of the NCP, should tender unconditional apology within 48 hours and delete his "defamatory tweets", the notice said