The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested producer Firoz A Nadiadwala‘s wife, Shabana Saeed, in the drugs case on Monday. As reported by Mumbai Mirror, the agency seized 10 grams of marijuana (ganja) from the residence while Nadiadwala wasn’t present there.
The producer’s name cropped up during the interrogation of various peddlers. On Saturday, the agency conducted raids across western Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and seized 717.1 grams of marijuana, 74.1 grams of charas, and 95.1 grams of MD from the peddlers. Cash worth Rs 3.58 lakh was also recovered. NCB then conducted a follow-up raid at Nadiadwala’s Juhu house on Sunday.
The daily reported that the house was searched after a peddler named Wahid Sheikh alias Sultan who was nabbed last week by the NCB gave some information regarding contraband. One of the officials from the agency was quoted as saying, “Saeed’s home was searched in the presence of two independent witnesses. During the house search, 10 grams of ganja which was procured from accused Wahid Abdul Kadir Sheikh alias Sultan was recovered.”
NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede talked about the development in the case and said, “On Saturday, we conducted a major strike in Western Mumbai and Navi Mumbai where we recovered ganja in commercial quantity, Mephedrone, and other different drugs. We also intercepted five peddlers and based on that we conducted and recovered some drugs today morning from his house which was supposed to be part of the same seizure.”
Nadiadwala was summoned for questioning on Sunday but he hasn’t yet appeared before the agency.