In the Cher department, a sensitive affair experienced a happy ending. Ledger, specializing in the portfolios of cryptocurrency materials, was removed, kidnapped and finally released. His kidnappers asked for a ransom crypt. Remarkable resources were mobilized, including Gign.
A delicate police operation, which has gone so far to mobilize Gign, against the background of kidnapping and ransom in the cryptocurrency. This is a dark scenario that has been played since the beginning of the week in France, in Cher (Center). A sensitive and risky affair, but whose result was happy for the main victim.
Because David Balland, 45, was finally released during the 22nd January 2025. The name little known to the general public, but rather in the technological world. Man is indeed a co -founder Ledger, a French company specializing in the physical wallets of cryptocurrency to ensure his assets.
This edition, which was confirmed in Numerama by the Vice -President of the Paris Prosecutor’s Office, will end the kidnapping and sequestration, which began on the morning of January 21st. David Balland, who was then in his house in Cher, was forcibly taken by his prison, specifies prosecution and then driven by car to another address where he stayed in captivity for several hours.
Attempted Ransom Request in the Crypt
These are financial motivations that led this group to solve the co -founder of this launch, in the hope of obtaining a payment ” important »Rançon in cryptocurrency – the amount is not informed or virtual currency (bitcoins, ethereum, etc.) that could be used to perform an electronic transaction.
Signs of criticality of the situation, the judicial authorities asked the press to temporarily keep information on their possession, the time to relax hostages – the research operations are still ongoing and the victim is still in danger. Significant police sources were recorded 21 January by local print.
As France showed Bleu, the disappearance of a person was reported today, led to the deployment of the police in Méreau, a small town near Vierzon. Already at that time, ” Instructions to discretion They were transmitted to the inhabitants, we noticed our colleagues.
The ensemble also returned to Paris while he was initially in the hands of the prosecution of Bourges. He also contacted on the morning of January 23 by Numerama, confirmed that he had a dime. The investigation, still ongoing, has mobilized and continues to mobilize significant police and lawsuits.
In addition to GenGN’s participation, there is an elite gendarmerie unit that specializes in liberating hostages and fighting organized crime, division of fighting in an organized crime in the Paris office (JIRS), such as the National Unity of Cyber of Gendarmerie, as well as its research part.
Actions that can lead to life
If the main danger has been excluded since then with the release of David Balland, who ” This was taken care of using help “And required” care “The investigation and the search for kidnappers continued again on 23 January – according to Le Parisien, several suspects were already placed in police custody.
Legally, criminals risk particularly severe punishments, prosecution announced Numeram. In terms of the offense of removal and sequestration in a band organized to obtain a condition in this case the ransom in the crypt, ” It is a crime that has a criminal imprisonment that has been permanent. »»
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