Kochi: NIA hit a major road block after after UAE informed its inability to extradite gold smuggling case culprit Faisal over to India, at least for now.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry in UAE said it could consider Faisal’s deportation only on completing their own investigations in cases against him . Domestic investigations related to the gold smuggling case is currently in progress, the ministry added.
News of Faisal Fareed’s arrest in Dubai was released by NIA on the 6th of October. Its team that toured UAE has confirmed the arrest, NIA told the court on Friday.
