A dozen suspects arrested and placed in police custody – Liberation

Tree with crypto robberies. A dozen people were arrested on Monday, May 26, morning, according to information from Parisian. They are suspected of having participated in the two most recent kidnappings in the series which affects the entrepreneurs of the cryptocurrency and their relatives. Respectively those of father of a crypto entrepreneur And The attempted kidnapping targeting the daughter of the founder of Paymium.

According to our colleagues, the suspects-including two minors-were arrested in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine) and in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) by the investigators of the Brigade for the repression of banditry (BRB) and the BRI. They were placed in police custody in stride. They would have the profile of performers, recruited to lead these violent abductions. Contacted by Releasethe Paris prosecutor’s office has so far not confirmed.

Two judicial inquiries had been opened for « Remobile and sequestration in a band organized with act of torture and barbarism », « Association of criminals » And « Attempt to kidnap the organized gang ». According to France Info, « The investigation must establish whether there is a link between the two cases ».

This thread follows two resounding cases that occurred in May in the middle of Paris: on May 1, the father of a man who made a fortune in the cryptocurrencies was removed in the 14th arrondissement, before being kidnapped for two days. He had been released two days later in Essonne during an assault on the research and intervention brigade (BRI), with a cut finger.

A few days later, the daughter of Pierre Noizat, a historic entrepreneur in the cryptoactive sector, was just escaped a kidnapping in the 11th arrondissement. Three people dressed in black and the masked face had tried to force this 34 -year -old woman in a van, under the cries of passers -by. It was her companion, grabbing her, and residents, who had managed to put the criminals to flight.

Since the start of the year, there have been five cases of this type. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has initiated a series of meetings with players in the sector to work on the implementation of security measures, acclaimed by entrepreneurs.