New Delhi, June 20 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a key suspect involved in the 2013 Kasaragod counterfeit currency cases on Friday, more than twelve years after he went into hiding.

According to the release, this action followed the successful extradition of the individual from the United Arab Emirates, where he had been in the custody of local authorities since 2015.

Moideenabha Ummer Beary, aka Moideen, wanted in four FICN cases, was taken into custody by the waiting NIA team on arrival at the Mumbai airport from Dubai on Friday. He was subsequently taken to Kochi in Kerala and produced before the NIA Special Court, Ernakulam, Kerala.

NIA had secured the revocation of the accused's Indian passport and also issue...