The Mumbai Crime branch on Sunday arrested a 36-year-old from Terminal 2 of the International airport and seized fake currency notes worth Rs 23.86 lakh.

Police said the accused, Javed Sheikh, is a resident of Kalwa in Thane. They added the seized notes have copied almost all security features of Rs2,000 denominations, except two. Officials said the agency has not ruled out a possible terror angle, as the fake notes seem to be printed in Pakistan, and smuggled to him from a third in Dubai, after which, the accused brought it to Mumbai on Sunday