A sixty-year-old gold dealer from Montpellier was kidnapped on September 4 and held for eighteen days in a house in the Hérault countryside. His captors emptied his offices and safe at the Millénaire district, then transferred funds from his bank accounts. The total loss amounts to nearly 500,000 euros. The BRI freed him on September 22 and several suspects were arrested, including the suspected mastermind in Paris. The case mirrors cryptocurrency-related kidnappings, gold being chosen for its discretion compared to the traceability of blockchain transfers.
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