Spanish Law Enforcement Arrests French Fugitive Linked to Violent Crypto Kidnapping
A fugitive wanted by France for the violent kidnapping of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and his wife was arrested in Benalmádena, Málaga by Spanish authorities under a European arrest warrant. Multi-City Surveillance and...
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