NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia has deported Abdul Salam, wanted in connection with smuggling of fake Indian currency notes. The National Investigation Agency arrested Salam as soon as he landed at the IGI airport on Thursday. Salam, sources say, was hiding in Saudi Arabia for a long time.
Abdul Salam alias Podi Salam, a resident of Malappuram district in Kerala, is wanted in connection with a 2013 case.
The matter relates to conspiracy to smuggle Rs 9.75 lakh worth of fake Indian currency note (FICN), which were seized from one Abid Chullikulavan Hassan by Customs wing Kochi at Nedumbasserry International Airport.
Abdul Salam was part of the criminal conspiracy to smuggle high quality counterfeit Indian currency notes to India from UAE and had facilitated smuggling of the contraband through Abid Chullikulavan Hassan.
