Mumbai cruise case: NCB panchnama says Aryan consumed narcotics, Merchant carried 6 gram charas in shoes

The NCB panchnama exclusively accessed by India Today says Aryan Khan admitted to consuming charas and his friend Arbaaz Merchant was carrying the banned narcotic with him so they could “have a blast” on the cruise.

Mumbai cruise drugs bust suspect Aryan Khan admitted to consuming charas (cannabis) and his friend Arbaaz Merchant was carrying six grams of the banned narcotic with him so they could “have a blast” on the luxury liner, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) panchnama exclusively accessed by India Today reveals.

The panchnama, which is a record of the witness taken at the time of conducting a search, was recorded when the NCB team approached Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant while conducting raids on board the Cordelia cruise liner off the coast of Mumbai after receiving tip-off that party drugs were being used on the ship.