According to CoinMeta, and as reported by the French newspaper "Libération du Dauphiné," the French National Gendarmerie has solved a brutal cryptocurrency-related kidnapping and ransom case that occurred in March 2026. Five suspects in their twenties were apprehended in Paris, the Isère department, and Brittany. The incident involved two masked men who forcibly entered the residence of a 48-year-old woman in Tannay-en-Valais, Haute-Savoie, in March. They bound and beat the victim for several hours, attempting to steal valuable belongings and cryptocurrency assets. While they were trying to use the victim's car to take her away, she managed to escape and seek help from neighbors. Following detention and interrogation, four suspects were formally charged with illegal detention and attempted extortion, and three of them have been placed in preventive custody.