French Authorities Crack Down on Crypto-Targeted Kidnappings
Parisian law enforcement has disrupted a violent criminal network targeting cryptocurrency investors through physical kidnappings. The perpetrators, described as young and impressionable, allegedly operated under pseudonymous handlers coordinating attacks on high-value crypto holders.
Investigators traced multiple abduction cases to a single organized group employing fake weapons and surveillance tactics. One brazen daylight attempt NEAR the Seine involved a fabricated child extraction scenario, revealing the group’s increasingly sophisticated methods.