India, March 12 -- Acting on a request from the US, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala police have arrested a Lithuanian citizen, wanted by the US authorities, from Thiruvananthapuram, people familiar with the development said.

The cooperation comes close on the heels of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack co-conspirator Tahawwur Rana's extradition to India, which has been approved by Donald Trump administration and is likely to happen soon.

The arrested individual, Alexsej Besciokov, 46, a Lithuanian national, has been charged by U.S. Secret Service along with co-accused Russian national Aleksandr Mira Serda for operating and controlling Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering by transna...