Spanish Police Save Kidnapped Crypto Portfolio Manager from Gunpoint Ordeal
Spanish police have swooped to free a crypto portfolio manager who was being held at gunpoint by armed kidnappers. Per Nius Diario, the manager was captured by three assailants who held a gun to his head. The assailants...
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Per Nius Diario, the manager was captured by three assailants who held a gun to his head.
The assailants reportedly threatened to kill the manager if they were not given a ransom worth around $1.1 million.
National Police officers reported that they were tipped off when an acquaintance of the manager telephoned a Spanish police station from Budapest, Hungary....
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