Overview

• Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, 24, was detained in Tangier on June 3 under a red notice issued by Interpol for orchestrating a series of cryptocurrency-related kidnappings in France.
• He is suspected of ordering the January abduction and torture of Ledger co-founder David Balland and his partner, with ransom demands paid in cryptocurrency.
• Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin publicly thanked Morocco for its role in the arrest and highlighted enhanced judicial collaboration against organized crime.
• French prosecutors are investigating Bajjou’s potential links to additional kidnappings and attempted abductions in Paris and its suburbs during May.
• Extradition to France remains uncertain due to the absence of a bilateral treaty, leaving his transfer and trial status unresolved.