French police arrest five over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping
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French police have arrested five suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a magistrate and her mother, who were held for approximately 30 hours in the Drôme department. The victims were discovered injured in a garage after managing to free themselves and alert a neighbor. The kidnappers demanded a cryptocurrency ransom, threatening mutilation if payment was not made. Authorities launched a large search operation involving 160 officers after receiving a ransom message and photo of the magistrate. Two of the suspects were apprehended while attempting to board a bus to Spain. This incident is part of a series of kidnappings and extortion attempts targeting individuals involved in the cryptocurrency industry in France.
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