Crypto seizure near Rennes: 4 suspects arrested after mistaken house

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Four young people aged 17 to 20 were indicted after the kidnapping of a family in Vern-sur-Seiche, near Rennes, as part of an attempted theft of cryptocurrencies. The suspects, however, had gone to the wrong house, targeting people unrelated to the owner they were looking for.

The facts date back to August 22. That day, several armed individuals burst into an isolated house in this town of Ille-et-Vilaine. They rape and sequester the occupants, thinking they can extract cryptocurrencies from them.

But their target, presented as a holder of cryptocurrencies, does not live there. The victims are actually the tenants of the house. The attackers leave without having obtained the funds sought.

This attempt was unsuccessful, the authors having made a mistake on the targeted address.

The investigation is entrusted to the specialized interregional jurisdiction (JIRS) of Rennes, competent in particular in organized crime cases.

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After more than two months of investigations, the police took action on Monday November 2. Four suspects, aged 17 to 20, were arrested simultaneously in the Paris region and in Montpellier.

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According to the prosecutor, all admitted their participation in the expedition while in police custody. Presented to an investigating judge on November 4, they were indicted.

Three were placed in pre-trial detention. The fourth was also imprisoned, pending a legal debate scheduled for early next week.

Two suspects already have criminal records, particularly for property crimes. A third was under judicial supervision in another case of violence.

The four indicted face up to 20 years of criminal imprisonment, as well as fines and additional penalties.

This case recalls several attacks during which people outside the crypto sector were targeted. In March, a mother and her two children were kidnapped by mistake in Seine-et-Marne. The criminals were looking for the former owner of their house, who had left for several years.

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