The prosecutor’s office of Paris made an official statement on the arrest of seven participants in the criminal group involved in the abduction of David Balland, co -founder of the Ledger Crypto -Shit -Hit Company.

According to the prosecutors, experts in cybersecurity experts, as well as more than 200 gendarmes and police officers, including the GIGN, specializing in situations with the capture of hostages, were involved in the operation of the liberation of David Balland).

During operational measures, members of the criminal group were detained, and David Bland and his wife were released.

All seven abductors, five of which are from 20 to 25 years old, are currently contained in preliminary conclusion. They were charged with armed abduction of people, torture and extortion. The prosecutor’s office noted that in the event of a conviction, gang members threaten a long time for imprisonment, up to life.

The prosecutor’s office said that the criminals demanded a large ransom in the USDT stabbercoons, which were successfully blocked at their crypto accounts. Law enforcement agencies did not disclose the amount of ransom and details for the operation of the release of the co -founder of Ledger.

Earlier, the CEO of the Canadian crypto company Wonderfi Technologies, Dean Skurka, was forced to pay $ 1 million to the cryptocurrency for his exemption that abducted him.