🇬🇧 New kidnapping linked to crypto in Voiron...
On Sunday, in a neighborhood of Voiron in Isère, a 74-year-old man was kidnapped at 6 a.m. by several individuals with the aim of extorting his son, who lives abroad.
The kidnappers sought to pressure the son with a ransom in cryptocurrency.
Alerted early Sunday morning, law enforcement mobilized significant resources to locate the victim. Thanks to an operation by the BRI, the septuagenarian was found and released during the night from Sunday to Monday in Loriol in the Drôme.
Three people linked to the case have been arrested. The victim was hospitalized after suffering violence.
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On Sunday, in a neighborhood of Voiron in Isère, a 74-year-old man was kidnapped at 6 a.m. by several individuals with the aim of extorting his son, who lives abroad.
The kidnappers sought to pressure the son with a ransom in cryptocurrency.
Alerted early Sunday morning, law enforcement mobilized significant resources to locate the victim. Thanks to an operation by the BRI, the septuagenarian was found and released during the night from Sunday to Monday in Loriol in the Drôme.
Three people linked to the case have been arrested. The victim was hospitalized after suffering violence.
🗞 Dauphiné Libéré