Kidnapping for crypto: Spanish, Danish police smash cross-border gang

2025-12-16 10:22

Spanish and Danish police dismantle a cross-border gang that kidnapped and killed a crypto holder, underscoring the rise of violent ‘wrench attacks.’ Spanish authorities have arrested five individuals and coordinated with Danish police to charge four others in connection with… origin »

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Proton Mail exposing activist's info showed the limits of encryption

An April report revealed that Proton Mail assisted Spanish police with locating one of its users, leading to questions about its guarantees of privacy.

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Spanish authorities detain alleged crypto fugitive

The Spanish police reported the apprehension of pro-Pyongyang group founder Alejandro Cao de Benos at Madrid's Atocha train station upon arriving from Barcelona

2023-12-2 19:43
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Spain detains man who helped Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith enter North Korea

Spanish police have arrested a c who helped Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith violate U. S. sanctions and travel to North Korea, Reuters reported on Dec. 1. Local authorities reportedly discovered that Alejandro Cao de Benos was in Barcelona under a false identity and intended to travel by train to Madrid.

2023-12-2 00:10	Regulation
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Spanish police dismantled a crypto scam organization that bagged over $110M

A resident of the Balearic Islands, an archipelago off eastern Spain, was arrested by the Spanish police on April 24 for scamming crypto investors across multiple countries. The arrest was made at the request of law enforcement authorities from different countries that were investigating five other people connected with the criminal organization.

2023-4-25 19:26	#scams
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Bitzlato CEO arrested by Spanish police: Report

Authorities seized an estimated $19.8 million worth of crypto, fiat and luxury goods from Bitzlato executives related to an ongoing money laundering investigation.

2023-2-3 19:05	Cryptocurrencies
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Spanish Entrepreneur Allegedly Tortured for Bitcoin Fortune

The National Police in Madrid have been investigating claims of robbery and attempted kidnapping after a citizen reported that he had been tortured for his bitcoin private keys. The post Spanish Entrepreneur Allegedly Tortured for Bitcoin Fortune appeared first on BeInCrypto.

2021-11-9 13:33
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Spanish Court Orders the Investigation of Possible ‘Computer Fraud’ on Bittrex Exchange After a User Loses 1.3 BTC

A Spanish Court has issued an order compelling a division within the country’s police to investigate the possible existence of “computer fraud” on the Bittrex cryptocurrency platform.

2021-3-2 10:30
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Spanish Police Detain Four People Allegedly Involved in a $15M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The Spanish police detained four people of different nationalities this week for allegedly running a $15 million crypto Ponzi scheme. According to the police, “many victims” filed a complaint against them.

2021-1-9 10:10	Spain
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Colombian drug trafficker arrested for crypto money laundering

Spanish police apprehended the unidentified drug trafficker who is said to have been a... The post Colombian drug trafficker arrested for crypto money laundering appeared first on Coin Journal.

2020-11-12 16:08	Crime
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Spanish police arrest bitcoin scammer accused of defrauding $1B from users

National Police of Tenerife arrested Santiago Fuentes who is accused of defrauding up to 32,000 people in an alleged bitcoin scam, amounting to the tune of about 850 million euros (over $1 billion).

2020-10-22 22:30	BTC Trading View
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Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations

Arbistar 2.0 operator Santiago Fuentes was arrested Wednesday and faces criminal fraud and money laundering charges in Spain.

2020-10-23 21:54	CoinFlash
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Spanish Police Accuse Illegal Drug Vendor of Laundering $3.3M Haul in Crypto

The National Police of Spain said vendors’ “purchase of virtual currency stands out.” They arrested 33 suspects across two parallel raids.

2020-7-1 00:30
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Rising Use of Crypto ATMs for Crime-Related Finance Sparks Global Regulatory Concerns

The EU has specific laws and regulations regarding financial activity especially as they pertain to money laundering. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that there’s a slight problem in the extent of the law regarding Bitcoin ATMs.

2019-7-17 18:38	cybersecurity
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Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide

Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates, for using crypto ATMs to fund drug traffickers in […] The post Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide appeared first on Bitcoin News.

2019-7-16 16:00
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Bitcoin ATMs Undermine EU Anti-Money Laundering Efforts, Says Spanish Police

Spanish law enforcement says Bitcoin ATMs enable criminals to circumvent anti-money laundering (AML) regulations according to a report by Bloomberg. This statement comes following calls from officials in Canada for crypto cash machines to be banned over money-laundering concerns.

2019-7-13 01:00	Spain
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Spanish Police: Bitcoin ATMs Highlight Flaws in EU Money Laundering Rules

Following a Spanish investigation into a gang’s recently-busted money laundering operation, the nation’s police force claim to have exposed gaps in the European Union’s regulations designed to prevent money laundering.

2019-7-12 02:00	Money Laundering
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Police in Spain Say Bitcoin ATMs Expose Problems in Europe’s AML Laws

Spanish police authorities are raising the alarm because a recent criminal case involved the use of bitcoin ATMs, making their jobs more difficult.

2019-7-12 01:00
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Bitcoin ATMs Expose Loopholes in EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Claims Spanish Police

In an effort by Spanish law enforcement agencies to nail a criminal gang that has been utilizing Bitcoin ATMs to send about $10 million to drug dealers in Colombia and other nations, has exposed the glaring loopholes that exist in the EU's anti-money laundering laws.

2019-7-12 00:59	Legal & Regulation
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EU’s Money Laundering policy can be broken using Bitcoin ATMs, claims Spanish Police

Bitcoin’s tryst with regulatory authorities can be summarised as a game of cat and mouse. Created to subvert the financial system tethered to and controlled by sovereign powers, Bitcoin broke out as a rebellious tool that was soon shackled by undue regulations.

2019-7-12 22:30	Spain
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Police in Spain Arrest Fake Bank Card Ring Who Laundered Through Bitcoin

Despite all the legitimate activities that take place within the crypto market, there is the use of tokens such as Bitcoin for the perpetuation of illegal activities that take place across the world and these are being cracked down by law enforcement on a daily basis. One of the latest crackdowns was by the Spanish […]

2019-6-14 19:35	Legal & Regulation
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Spanish police arrest Bitcoin launderers in international credit card fraud case

Spanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered its profits using Bitcoin. Criminals made more than $675,855 (€600,000) and laundered more than $891,250 (€1,000,000), according to local media reports.

2019-6-14 12:51	hard fork
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BTC, IOTA, and Lumen Seized in Massive LSD Bust

The potential negative use of cryptocurrencies was once again highlighted in a recent headline-grabbing Europol operation. Dubbed as Europe’s biggest LSD bust, authorities seized hundreds of thousands of LSD doses, along with millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrencies.

2018-7-4 06:49	Cryptocurrency
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$5 million worth Bitcoin [BTC], Stellar Lumens [XLM] and other cryptos impounded in Europe’s LSD raid

Bitcoin [BTC], IOTA [MIOTA], Stellar Lumens [XLM], worth $5 million and other cryptocurrencies along with 800,000 doses of LSD were confiscated by the authorities in Europe as a part of one of the largest drug raids of the continent.

2018-7-1 04:59	News
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