Five arrested in Grenoble magistrate kidnapping linked to cryptocurrency ransom

rtl.fr (French)

Five suspects were arrested while attempting to flee Europe following the kidnapping of a Grenoble magistrate and her mother. The arrests are linked to a cryptocurrency-related ransom demand. The magistrate and her mother were abducted from their home and held captive, with threats of mutilation sent to the magistrate's partner. The victims were rescued unharmed. The investigation is ongoing to identify the masterminds behind the kidnapping, which appears to be part of a growing trend of "crypto-heists."


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