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Several Held After Crypto-Linked Kidnapping of French Magistrate in France

Prosecutors are examining possible ties to a growing wave of physical extortion targeting people linked to cryptocurrency.

Five Arrested After Kidnapping of Grenoble Magistrate and Her Mother in Suspected Crypto Ransom Plot

Bodies Found in Sinaloa Search for 10 Kidnapped Vizsla Silver Workers

Gerardo Arredondo, Ex-Candidate in Salamanca, Rescued After Kidnapping in Guanajuato

Influencer ‘Nicholette’ Details Culiacán Abduction, Says Viral Confession Was Coerced

Peru’s Joint Forces Free 29 Miners in Pataz Raid as Captors Flee Into Sanone Mine

Vizsla Silver Confirms 10 Abductions in Sinaloa as Authorities Launch Search

Four Arrested After 74-Year-Old Freed in Voiron Kidnapping Over €3 Million Crypto Ransom

Influencer Nicole Pardo Found Alive in Sinaloa After Apparent Abduction Caught on Video

Peruvian Businessman Rescued in Ecuador After 15-Hour Kidnapping

Cybertruck Video Shows Influencer Abducted in Culiacán as Mexico Launches High‑Risk Search

Spanish Police Free Norwegian Kidnapped in Alicante by Suspected Dalen Network

Nigeria Police Acknowledge Mass Abduction of Churchgoers in Kaduna After Earlier Denial

Final 130 Children From Papiri School Abduction Released in Nigeria

Hamburg Court Probes Free Hotel Stays and Covert Chats in Christina Block Kidnapping Trial

Alleged Kidnap Leader Says Block Knew of Plan, Cites Cash and Family Role

Hamburg Trial Resumes as Alleged Abduction Planner Takes the Stand

Haitian Gang Leader Joly Germine Sentenced to Life in U.S. Prison for 2021 Missionary Kidnappings

Two Alleged Abductors Return to Germany to Testify in Christina Block Case

Two More Suspects Jailed in Paris Crypto Kidnapping Case as Probe Reaches 17