The Metropolitan Magistrate Court thwarted NCB's appeal to get custody of the trio who allegedly created hurdles and assaulted NCB officials during the arrest of drug peddler Kerry Mendes last week. The court told the agency that it could not grant custody permission to them, as this case did not come under their jurisdiction. Hence, they needed to appeal in the court concerned.

NCB officials, who had approached the court for custody, had cited in their application that the trio created a ruckus and assaulted the police, which prompted them to investigate and ascertain their involvement and nexus in drug trafficking-related to this case and also to ascertain the link in the drug procurement and distribution. A commercial quantity of LSD was seized from Mendes, who is now in NCB's custody.