Kasargod : A team of police led by DySP TP Ranjith arrested a notorious criminal wanted in several cases including murder and dacoity at Pookatte near Kumble on August 12, Tuesday night and seized 3 kg charas, motorbike and lethal weapons from his house.

The arrested is identified as Abdul Latif alias Vanande Latif (34), a resident of Arikkady Uluvar in Kumble.

Police said that the arrested is murder case of Shamir of Kumble Arikkady, five years back.

While, his other crime includes dumping an Uppala man in a well at Talassery, assaulting Kumble SI P Narayanan, bank, robbery at Belgaum and robbing tourists at Ooty.

He is also suspected to be involved in hawala racket, since police had found pieces of currency notes of Rs1000 and Rs 500 denomination in his house.

The investigations are on.