Multi-City Surveillance and Arrest

The Spanish Civil Guard arrested a fugitive in Benalmádena, Málaga, wanted by French authorities for his alleged role in the violent kidnapping of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and his wife. The arrest was carried out under a European Arrest Warrant and required a large-scale security operation due to the suspect’s dangerous profile and ties to organized crime.

The case stems from a high-profile incident in France, where masked assailants abducted the victims at gunpoint after they dropped their children at school. The kidnappers demanded more than $10 million for their release and amputated one of the entrepreneur’s fingers to pressure compliance.

French police eventually freed the victims and…