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Strasbourg Kidnapping Linked to Alleged DZ Mafia Extortion Plot

Specialised prosecutors in Nancy are steering the organised-crime probe.

Overview

  • Police say three abductors invoked the Marseille group known as DZ Mafia, and two suspects were arrested and placed under formal investigation.
  • The 25-year-old was forced into a vehicle in late March and later found alive, bound in a van in woods south of Strasbourg, according to the regional daily DNA.
  • Regional reporting says the abductors targeted her because of a Dubai-based friend who made money in cryptocurrency and demanded €600,000 from him.
  • DNA also reports that one suspect posed as a delivery driver and a witness noted the van’s plate number, helping officers locate the victim.
  • The case is now with the JIRS in Nancy, a specialised prosecutor that handles organised-crime cases, which has declined public comment.