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Almost badass crypto kidnapping organiser arrested in Morocco

Accepted submission by _-iNT13- at 2025-06-06 10:39:19 from the News dept.
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Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, a 24-year-old French-Moroccan, suspected of being behind a string of violent kidnappings in France of people linked to cryptocurrency was detained Tuesday in Morocco. He was wanted by France for armed extortion and kidnapping as part of a criminal gang, according to the “red notice” for him published by Interpol.

According to the media he had “multiple bladed weapons of different sizes”, “dozens of mobile phones and communication devices”, and money alleged to be from criminal activities. Source: https://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/cryptomonnaie-ce-que-l-on-sait-de-l-interpellation-d-un-homme-soupconne-d-etre-le-commanditaire-d-enlevements_AN-202506040791.html [bfmtv.com]


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