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NCB arrests Bollywood producer Firoz Nadiadwala's wife

<span style="color: #333333;">Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB today arrested Bollywood producer Firoz Nadiadwala's wife after marijuana was recovered at their residence in suburban Juhu in Mumbai.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">Earlier in the day, the NCB searched Nadiadwala's residence and seized 10 grams of marijuana.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">NCB officials said that the contraband was prima facie procured from one Wahid Abdul Kadir Sheikh alias Sultan who was arrested earlier.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede said that the agency has arrested Nadiadwala's wife Shabana Saeed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances,NDPS Act after recording her statement.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">He added that further investigation is on.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">He said Nadiadwala was summoned by the anti-drugs agency earlier in the day, but he failed to appear.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">According to NCB officials, the agency had earlier arrested four persons during its crackdown on drug peddlers and their clients.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">The officials added that a total of 727.1 gram ganja, 74.1 gram charas, 95.1 gram MD and Rs 3,58,610 have been seized till now from the four accused.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">Nadiadwala has produced films like Welcome, Phir Hera Pheri, Awara Pagal Deewana, and many more.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">The NCB is currently probing an alleged nexus between drug peddlers and Bollywood following actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death in June.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #333333;">Several high-profile celebrities have been questioned by the agency so far and several arrests have been made.</span><br />''  <br />

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