{"id":483557,"date":"2025-06-05T01:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=483557"},"modified":"2025-06-04T23:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:53:48","slug":"moroccan-police-arrests-suspect-behind-recent-crypto-related-kidnappings-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/moroccan-police-arrests-suspect-behind-recent-crypto-related-kidnappings-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan police arrests suspect behind recent crypto-related kidnappings in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moroccan police have arrested a dual-national French-Moroccan man wanted for an alleged connection with a series of kidnappings in France that targetted individuals with crypto holdings, Reuters reported on June 4, citing a source familiar with the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, Moroccan police identified the man as Bajjou Badiss Mohamed AmiDe, who is 24 years old and was subject to an Interpol red notice issued by French authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charges against him include organized crime, kidnapping, and extortion. He will be prosecuted in Morocco due to his dual nationality, with French prosecutors having already transmitted the necessary case files to their Moroccan counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French Justice Minister G\u00e9rald Darmanin acknowledged the arrest in a<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GDarmanin\/status\/1930221030850560370\">post on social media,<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thanked Moroccan authorities but did not comment further on the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moroccan officials confirmed that the suspect will not be extradited and will face trial locally under the criminal charges issued by France.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rise in crypto-linked kidnappings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The arrest follows a wave of<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/rising-crypto-scams-in-france-trigger-crackdown-by-authorities\/\">violent attacks on crypto entrepreneurs<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in France, prompting Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau to implement emergency protections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reports on May 16 revealed that the government<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/france-ramps-up-efforts-to-tackle-rising-crypto-kidnappings-after-failed-attempt-goes-viral\/\">has begun offering private security<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consultations and home assessments to individuals deemed to be at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailleau, who met privately with crypto founders, said the goal is to stop what he called \u201cunbearable\u201d attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/ledger\/\">Ledger<\/a> co-founder \u00c9ric Larchev\u00eaque, France has witnessed 14 of the 50 known global attacks on cryptocurrency figures in the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent cases include a January abduction of Larchev\u00eaque\u2019s associates and a May 14<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/paris-authorities-on-alert-after-attempted-abduction-targets-crypto-ceos-family\/\">attempted kidnapping<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Paymium CEO Pierre Noizat\u2019s daughter in Paris, caught on video.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In another case, police arrested seven suspects after the finding of a victim with a severed finger. Noizat warned that more violence would occur unless the judiciary responded with greater urgency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Interior Ministry\u2019s actions aim to prevent further escalation as France attempts to maintain its position as a hub for digital finance. Proceedings against Bajjou will continue under Moroccan jurisdiction.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moroccan police have arrested a dual-national French-Moroccan man wanted for an alleged connection with a series of kidnappings in France that targetted individuals with crypto holdings, Reuters reported on June 4, citing a source familiar with the case. 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